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TIL in 2019, a man went missing during a skiing trip in upstate New York, only to be found 6 days later in California wearing ski gear with no memory of how he got there.

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9YjjQ TIL about the Babbs Switch Fire, which killed 35 people attending a party on Christmas Eve when “Santa” knocked a candle off of the tree. New renovations to the building trapped people inside, which led to updated fire codes throughout Oklahoma.
Q1dL TIL Algeria’s national anthem was first written in blood inside a prison cell wall by an Algerian revolutionary while imprisoned by the French colonial regime.
Lk0N9 TIL that a study in 2008 claimed that consumer information regarding health would be ineffective "if content exceeds a 7th-grade reading level, which is the average American reading level identified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services."
Lkxv TIL That dinosaurs couldn’t roar because they didn’t have a vocal system. This makes my childhood me feel sad.
5YYvr TIL that the legendary Post-Punk band, Joy Division, got rid of one of their early drummers by asking him to check for a flat tire then taking off once he got out of the car. LOL