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TIL that the gold records the RIAA gives to artists are actual gold-plated vinyl records, but they often were made from any record that was handy. Rarely was the plated record actually of the song or album being commemorated.

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wJ06 TIL After President Kennedy’s autopsy, his brain and all autopsy tissues and materials dissapeared. To this day it’s unknown what happened to them.
GAeD7 TIL Peru has a prison just for for Ex-Presidents of the South American country. It can hold up to 3 people at any one time and is currently full.
jvGX TIL Mercedes-Benz prepares your ears for noise from crash by playing pink noise just before crash
jNY7v TIL honey can last for thousands of years and has an unlimited shelf life. In 2015, archeologists found 3,000-year-old honey in Egypt that was perfectly edible.
aJbZ TIL, as of May 2014, the four largest wireless operators in the US will have a “Text-to-911” service intended for people with speech/hearing disability, as well as cases where a voice call might otherwise be dangerous.