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TIL Topsy the Elephant was not killed by Edison in ordee to prove the dangers AC.

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4XN9a TIL Al Pacino's 1973 movie character Serpico is a good luck talisman for drivers in Thailand. Often accompanied by an image of Buddha, some Thais believe Serpico will protect them from spurious fines by the corrupt Thai traffic police.
wLVN1 TIL Wild animals such as coyotes and bobcats will not eat a dead meth user. They can smell the chemicals meth leaves behind.
Pe6n TIL that Switzerland has enough fallout shelters for 114% of its population
edWE TIL there was a record called “Three Minutes of Silence” which was placed in juke boxes. Customers would pay for relief from the music.
X0DlE TIL 1960s Futurists Predicted a Shorter Work Week and a Senate Commitee thought by the year 2000 that we would be down to 14 hours a week for a full work week, and they used the show "The Jetsons", to showcase this