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TIL that people in the final stages of hypothermia end up trying to enter small, enclosed spaces. This is called terminal burrowing, and is believed by researchers to be an autonomous process, controlled by the brain stem.

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4kod6 TIL Old Sarum, an unhabited hamlet, was represented in the English and later British Parliament until 1832
81DK TIL there were 1,466 private jet crashes in 2011, resulting in 263 fatalities. The global accident rate for corporate jets is only 1/6th that for owner-operated private jets.
E1kmV TIL that "Louie Louie" has been covered by The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Jim Morrison, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Blondie, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, the Grateful Dead, Otis Redding, The Stooges, Joan Jett, Motorhead, Black Flag, Iggy Pop, and Toots & The Maytals
Wny9 TIL the crack in the Liberty Bell is from a repair job. In 1846, metal workers widened the thin crack to prevent it from spreading further and to restore the tone of the bell by using a technique called “stop drilling”. But the repair job produced a second crack that silenced the bell forever.
VdJ4 TIL There is a deadly mushroom called ‘Destroying Angel’. Hours after eating it the victim will experience nausea and vomiting. The following day they may experience the ‘walking ghost’ phase where they feel ok, but the damage done to their cells is irreversible and they will almost certainly perish