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TIL there is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.

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6Ea5J TIL there is no agreed upon term for a 250 year anniversary. When the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026, it can be called the Semiquincentennial, Sestercentennial, Bicenquinquagenary, or Quarter Millennial.
5V8Jk TIL that like his brother, Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, David Kaczynski also spent years rejecting society, living in a hole in the Texas desert covered by metal sheets. David would return to society and eventually provided the FBI with the tip leading to Ted's arrest.
ERgP TIL There’s an organization called “419 Eaters” that is dedicated to wasting the scammers’ time by pretending to fall for their scams.
9YQp TIL that cluster headaches are called “suicide headaches,” because as one of the most painful conditions known to medical science, sufferers want to kill themselves during attacks.
v1ekR TIL in 1956 two young girls who were obsessed with Elvis Presley went missing after going to see "Love Me Tender" for the 15th time. Elvis was so concerned that he issued a public appeal over the radio pleading with them to be “good Presley fans and go home and ease their mother's worries".