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TIL Jaguar Cars were known as SS Cars until 1945, after which they changed their name for obvious reasons

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E1ZOo TIL a single lightning strike killed 323 reindeer in 2016 because the deer were clustered together and the electric current was able to travel through the ground and up the animals' legs
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xVnXB TIL, French Train Driver Andre Tanguy stayed in his seat as an approaching runaway train sped towards him at the platform. He continually warned his own passengers to evacuate the train/platform until he was killed.
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