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TIL that when the key on push to start cars dies, you can hold the remote up to the button and it will turn on the ignition

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dDwGr TIL: The 1928 movie 'Noah's Ark'. While filming of the flood scene, 600,000 gallons of water was dropped on the set without warning the actors, so their reactions and fear on film were real. Three people drowned, one had a leg amputated, and many suffered broken limbs and other serious injuries.
R5DLa TIL that Luis Alvarez, designed the implosion mechanism for the "Fat Boy" plutonium bomb also discovered the theory that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs
nW969 TIL: The IRS have laws that if you steal property or make money from illegal activities, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you make or stole the goods for tax purposes and won't be investigated for a crime
Y7RN7 TIL from 80s-00s George Michael was the most played artist on British radio.
loVpB TIL that phytophotodermatitis is a UV activated blistering condition that can be caused by common plants like fig trees, celery and lime trees!