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TIL that there's an eco friendly variation to standard cremation - hydro cremation. The process utilizes a mix of water and sodium to break down the soft tissue of a body, and the bones are then pulverized to be given to the family. It doesn't utilize formaldehyde, nor does it relase green house gas

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4R6g TIL that NYC cabs have an amber light that’s hidden in the grille and is used to to alert cops if the driver is in trouble by blinking.
Z8egG TIL that the SOS distress signal was created because of its easiness in morse (· · · – – – · · ·). And not because it is an abbreviation of save our souls or save our ship
QNlpX TIL the richest person in China (and 15th globally) is Zhong Shanshan, the founder and chairman of China's largest bottled water company. He is worth about $69 billion USD as of present - a bit more than Mark Zuckerberg.
rREK1 TIL that in 2015, the US Air Force bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan for over an hour, and offered $6,000 in condolences to each of the families of the 42 dead.
kJdoe TIL that the Talyllyn Railway was the world’s first railway to be preserved as a heritage railway.