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TIL Before earning a living as a writer, Octavia E. Butler once worked as a potato chip inspector.

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d8a4K TIL, that airplane windows are round because where there’s a corner, there’s a weak spot. Windows, having four corners, have four potential weak spots, making them likely to crash under stress – such as air pressure.
VMMdm A broken heart is not a recognised medical condition, but there's evidence to suggest it can be fatal.
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epmgE TIL of the Christmas Eve tradition of 'Burning the Ashen Faggot'. Probably pagan in origin, and held in Devon, UK and surrounding counties, the ceremony involves the assembly of a large bundle of ash sticks bound with bands. When each band burns through a drink of cider is taken.