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TIL the panama canal turns 100 today

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p8EPp TIL that C.J. Hill (Known for her Slayers series) was the mother of TheOdd1sOut
4YLJ TIL of a 20th century pilot who landed intoxicated in the streets of New York City; twice, because a bar patron refused to believe he had done it the first time.
rNa61 TIL learned that “Nitro Cold Brew” is just Cold Brew coffee infused with nitrogen gas, and the name has nothing to do with the amount of Caffeine the coffee contains.
aoeM TIL a $0.57 faulty ignition switch in General Motors cars has killed 124 people.
5YV7R TIL that some Canadian universities give an Iron Ring to engineering graduates "as a symbol and reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession."