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TIL that a man killed himself after a Vegas buffet revoked his lifetime membership for harassing the employees

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8aJKZ TIL From the 1950s until the 1970s, vending machines were used at American airports to sell life insurance policies covering death, in the event that the buyer's flight crashed
J1MM1 TIL despite their strength and size, elephant's backs are not designed to carry weight as their bones actually extend upwards. This puts their spine at risk of 'caving in' when used for work like tourist rides. Left, ex-riding ele with caved-in back; Right, normal dome-shaped back.
mgeR TIL in 1964 white business leaders in Atlanta refused to buy tickets to an event honoring recent Nobel Prize winner Martin Luther King. Coca-Cola recognized the potential PR disaster and threatened to leave the city unless people attended. The event sold out the next day.
YJnZ TIL Switzerland swore eternal neutrality in 1515 after losing the Battle of Marignano
W7gb9 TIL In 2018, a Killer whale named Tahlequah, known to researchers as J35, grieved over her dead calf by carrying it across the ocean for 17 days and over 1,000 miles, refusing to let it sink.