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TIL that Fred Baur, the inventor of the Pringles can, was so proud of his creation that he requested to be buried in one. After his death in 2008, his family honored his wish by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles can.

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4knpb TIL that while filming The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger went into a LA restaurant in battle-damaged Terminator makeup. He asked for a table in character and since no one knew who the Terminator was yet, the host and everyone in the restaurant started freaking out, screaming, and quickly left
p0Z4 TIL In 1888 Alfred Nobel’s brother died, but a newspaper published his obituary instead. It condemned him for inventing dynamite and stated, “The merchant of death is dead.” Alfred was so disappointed with what he read that he used his wealth to celebrate humanity and created the Nobel Prize.
gMddb TIL that Melanophila beetles (known as fire chaser beetles) are able to sense forest fires from 80 miles away and seek them out since burnt wood is the source of nutrition for their young
XEomP TIL In the 1920s, almost half of Indiana residents were in the KKK. Infiltrating all levels of government including the Governor’s office.
Jjk4 TIL according to Nordic legend a preferred execution method of old, The Blood Eagle, involved opening the victims back, breaking the ribs along the spine to form bloody eagle wings and removing the lungs through the wounds.