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TIL a Titanic survivor also survived the Brittanic sinking and the Olympic collision.

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78kNb TIL of Shelley Jackson’s Skin Project. Each single word of her 2095 word novella is tattooed on a separate volunteer.
e0KP6 TIL an article in 1968 revealed widespread marijuana use among US soldiers in Vietnam. As a result of the media uproar stateside and subsequent crackdown by the army, soldiers shifted to heroin, which was odorless and harder to detect. By 1973, up to 20% of the soldiers were habitual heroin users.
9wK5G TIL that Quick Style officially choreographed some of my favorite BTS videos. Was already excited about their work on Coke Studio but this impressed me more frankly.
KKl4 TIL Liechtenstein, one of the smallest countries in the world, has one of the lowest business and corporate tax rates, highest GDP per capita, zero external debt, and more registered businesses than people.
wLr0E TIL that AstroTurf was originally called ChemGrass and was renamed after the Astrodome in Houston which was the first major sports venue to install artificial turf.