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TIL that Australians are entitled by law to a repair/replace/refund on whatever they buy

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nW57d TIL Rodney Marks died of methanol poisoning under suspicious circumstances while working at the South Pole. His body was kept frozen for 6 months before it was able to be recovered.
vPxYr TIL about Krishnacore, a subgenre of hardcore punk that draws inspiration from the Hare Krishna tradition.
eaDb TIL York, the only African slave on the Lewis and Clark Expeditions, was thought of as a wild, spiritual creature by the Arikara Indians, saved Meriwether Lewis from a Grizzly Bear, and was responsible for many decisions along the journey.
69rdw TIL that Grandma Moses was born before the U.S. Civil War began and lived long enough to see the first American in space, Alan Shephard in 1961
awKrN TIL that in 1997, a 50-pound pumpkin was speared atop a tower at Cornell University, 173 feet in the air. It stayed in place for months. Alumni are still trying to figure out who did it without being noticed -- and how.