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TIL that having zero recollection of your drive to work or school (autopilot), has a name. It’s called Highway Hypnosis.

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e0414 TIL that the last roll of Kodak Kodachrome film was given to National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry who used it to capture 36 original images including one of a nomadic tribe in India whose nomadic ways were coming to an end.
0wlwL TIL that the worst maritime disaster of the 21st Century was the loss of "MV Le Joola". Some victims were trapped in the hull for 4 hours before the ship finally submerged. Only 64 survived out of a total of 1,927 people on board.
lBkK TIL that during the siege of Jerusalem in 1917, the British started to airdrop cigarettes filled with large doses of Opium, hoping that the Ottomans would be too stoned to fight. It worked.
E1kwW Til in the USA caviar was once so cheap it was served as a free side order with a beer
M7RKV TIL: Most sailboats over the length of 16 feet have some form of engine and/or auxiliary power.