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TIL that there is a company called Holy Smokes that will take your cremated ashes and put them into bullets.

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LQYvZ Today I learned that Paul Newman didn’t win an Academy Award for Best Actor until his 7th nomination. He would have turned 100 years old today.
7rVB7 TIL Heating oil is diesel fuel. It is dyed red to indicate that it is not legal to burn in a diesel vehicle because the red dye indicates that there were no road taxes paid with it.
lo7R7 TIL A Famous Chef in NYC Made Cheese From His Wife's Breastmilk.
8gVG TIL An 11 year old boy, dying from brain cancer, told his mother he wanted her to donate his organs so that he could save the lives of other children. He reportedly told her “I have seen many people doing good deeds and I think they are great. I want to be a great child too.”
eQP5 TIL that the first alcohol-free bar in New Zealand went out of business five weeks after opening due to a lack of consumer interest.