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TIL that ultra fast boating is one of the most dangerous activities in which to set a world record, with about an 85% mortality rate among water speed competitors since 1940

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J16vk TIL that there is a toaster design from 73 years ago is way better than my current (and not cheap) toaster.
4blw TIL that mice sing just like birds, but we can’t hear them
wLDMM TIL that early on Human Genome Project was opposed by 80% of biologists
7rpRO TIL Chester Bennington's final purchase before his death was a new house in Los Angeles with five bedrooms and four bathrooms, priced at £2 million. Many people believe this may have been him trying to make sure his family were secure before his passing.
N7PbQ TIL of Maudie Hopkins, the last widow of a Civil War veteran, she died at 93 in 2008. At 19 years old, she married 86-year-old William M. Cantrell on February 2nd, 1934.