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TIL There were a lot of animals on the Titanic when it set sail, including 12 dogs. Three of them survived the disastrous maiden voyage - two Pomeranians and a Pekingese.

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XE7W6 TIL UPS plans it routes so drivers almost never take left turns, and this has saved the company on fuel costs, carbon output, and helped deliver almost half a million more packages a year.
6yQw TIL Kim Jong-un’s older brother Kim Jong-nam was supposed to be their father’s heir until he tried to sneak out of North Korea to visit Disneyland.
DQ16r TIL computer scientist Jean-Marc Salotti calculated that in order to survive, a human colony on Mars would need at least 110 indidivuals. At this number, growth would offset many of the factors that could lead to collapse of the society.
PYdeL TIL the 1982 Modern English song "I Melt With You" is about love during atomic warfare. The band was inspired by the bleak living conditions in England at the time, a general fear of nuclear war, and their desire to avoid writing a typical love song.
p0A8 TIL Weird Al Yankovic’s song “The Saga Begins”, which is about the plot of Star Wars Episode I, was mostly composed from internet spoilers before the movies release.