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TIL that lying flat on your back, if you can manage it, is still probably your best bet for surviving a falling elevator.

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e0yK6 TIL that last year a Japanese company launched a satellite into space that can artificially recreate a meteor shower. This spring it should reach the right position and the first test shower will be released over Hiroshima. They expect a colorful meteor shower visible in an area up to 200km wide.
awW6J TIL The first recorded use of using a 'V' finger sign as an insult, was a Yorkshire laborer in 1901, who was flipping off the camera man for filming him
Qwya TIL The makers of Trials Evolution hid a century-spanning scavenger hunt/cryptic alternate reality game within their game. Those who solved it found hidden keys, with the promise they will open a box beneath the Eiffel tower in 2113
l7omB TIL that baby formula dates back to 1865 and became more popular due to a decline in wet nursing and upon rising concerns with infant deaths due to dry nursing.
o8bL TIL white people have their own history of slavery by the Ottoman empire up until the 19th century.