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TIL the lowest grossing film in history made $30, $10 of this was refunded. It is called Zyzzyx Road and it has finally (6 years later) been released as a DVD.

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W7od TIL Cuba has a lower infant mortality rate than the USA
Xnx6 TIL that on average 12 high school and college football players die each year during practices and games.
yVZ6p TIL the Lincoln Highway (1910s) made driving across America easier. However, muddy or flooded roads were expected and drivers needed camping gear. The road guide included tips for each town. E.g. Fish Springs, Utah travelers could "build a sagebrush fire" for a local team to find/rescue them.
4XEPa TIL Ben Sliney, FAA operations manager who ordered 4,000 planes to be grounded immediately after the 9/11 attacks, was on his first day on the job.
drpB TIL Hugh Trenchard, a British soldier in the Boer War was shot in the chest and spine, becoming partially paralysed, took up bobsledding as a pastime, and after a major accident regained use of his legs