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TIL That Down’s Syndrome, Downs Syndrome, and Down Syndrome are all correct ways of spelling

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oRVXW TIL: Due to widespread unemployment and car ownership in the US in the 1910s, an Uber-like taxi service started called Jitney where individuals used their person cars to drive people to their destination for money
4kd9a TIL about the Paria diving tragedy, where five divers were sucked into an underwater oil pipeline. Only one of the men made it out alive, but no rescue attempts were made to save the other four divers who were still alive. They tragically died inside the pipe.
kaMg TIL that Robert Downey Jr. finally quit drugs in 2003 when his new girlfriend (now wife) gave him an ultimatum. She is unofficially known around Hollywood as the Miracle That Saved Robert Downey Jr.
yVO7w TIL that bears who develop a taste for human food are put in a sanctuary and given a job testing camping coolers. A cooler has to last 60 minutes to be certified Bear Resistant.
epB46 TIL about Senator William Alden “Watertight Smith”, who chaired the US investigations into The sinking of the Titanic and infamously asked why passengers could not shelter in watertight compartments.