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TIL that a billionaire announced he would bury a $500,000 Bentley for the afterlife “just as pharaohs did with possessions”. After criticism, he revealed that it was a stunt. People bury more valuable things – “what’s absurd is burying your organs, which can save you many lives.” Be an organ donor.

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jwjM TIL Singer James Blunt auctioned his sister off on eBay as ‘a damsel in distress’ when she was unable to get to a funeral. The winning bidder picked her up in a helicopter. They dated for 3 years and are now married.
egE TIL The Ghostbusters went up against C'thulu and the Necronomicon.
kovB TIL Female penguins, even when in a committed relationship, will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests.
yv4V TIL that the series of British children’s books ‘Where’s Wally?’ is called 'Where’s Waldo?’ in the US, 'Where’s Willy?“ in Norway, 'Where’s Wōrī? in Japan, and 22 other different names, depending on what country you are in.
l7Yg7 TIL in the Battle of Tannenberg during WW1 where the Russians were so thoroughly defeated by Germany that their commanding general Alexander Samsonov committed suicide in shame. Russia lost over 50,000 soldiers.