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TIL The Universal Edibility Test Is A Method Devised to Discern Edible Plants in a Survival Situation.

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VMRP8 TIL the Lincoln Memorial was almost a giant pyramid. During the planning process for the memorial various designs were considered and rejected. One design would have had the memorial built inside of a giant Egyptian style pyramid.
6ljl TIL that residents of the village of Shitterton in England grew so tired of people stealing a sign with the village name on it they replaced it with a 1.5 tonne block of stone with the village name inscribed upon it.
5Qgp TIL, that there is a Marvel Character called Asbestos Lady, she robbed banks with her accomplises,who (like her) all wore asbestos lined clothing. She later died of cancer.
D1pp TIL the largest tropical cyclone ever recorded, if plopped on a map, would span the entire width of the contiguous United States.
JK9j TIL that after Samuel L. Jackson agrees to star in “Snakes on a Plane”, producers tried to change the title but did not because Jackson agreed to do the film based on the title alone.