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TIL that one heavily-loaded truck can do more damage to a road surface than 10,000 passenger cars.

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mxRev TIL Lynchburg, TN isn't named after lynchings, but after Lynchburg, VA. Lynchburg, VA was named after founder John Lynch. John's brother was a man called Charles Lynch, a militiaman and quaker who extra-judiciously lynched Loyalists and is considered to be the namesake of the term lynching.
6EVYW TIL The Florida panhandle once accounted for 2/3 of lost limb claims in the U.S. due the common practice of taking out multiple insurance policies and then maiming oneself
e6vD TIL in 1965 Honeywell tried to sell a $10,000 ($75,000 is today’s dolars) “Kitchen Computer” with a built in cutting board. It included a two week course in how to use it. They sold NONE.
W7vBA TIL blues singer and early shock rock pioneer Screamin' Jay Hawkins was also a competitive boxer and actually held the title of Middleweight Champion of Alaska in 1949
loQEr TIL that extended bouts of hiccups can be caused by earwax, an insect, or even a hair touching the eardrum.