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TIL that the coils inside a toaster can reach up to 1200°F

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x69x7 TIL that since the invention of the automobile, cars have killed an estimated 60-80 million people and injured over 2 billion.
E1l0p TIL about the USS Mayflower - the only ship to serve in the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Israeli Navy.
Zp5dQ TIL that both Michael Jackson & Rihanna got sued for the use of the sample "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" in their songs "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" & "Please Don't Stop the Music" respectively, a hook inspired by Cameroonian singer Manu Dibango in his 1972 song "Soul Makossa".
l58V TIL The abacus is still manufactured and widely used in Japan. The latest versions of it include a dual bead and digital calculator
4XQD6 TIL that Hans Zimmer for the film Interstellar composed some of the score in specific BPM (Beats per minute) to match the time of each planet they were on.