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TIL Ethnically Thai women in Vietnam wear motorcycle helmets specifically adapted for their traditional hairstyle.

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D11Lp TIL of the "Just Missed it Club," a group of people who, for one reason or another did not sail on the Titanic. One of these members was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, son of the late shipping and railroad mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt. He died in the Lusitania disaster 3 years later.
6k6m TIL the X’s that you often see on the sides old moonshine jugs in cartoons and popular media actually signified how many times that particular batch had gone through the still, being that the basic pot-stills of yesteryear required you to distill the mash several times.
Nx8M TIL There is a Japanese legend that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross but made his way to Aomori where he became a rice farmer, married, and had a family.
mp8x TIL Tony Stark owns Area 51 in the Marvel comics.
vP8YB TIL 'Lav mic' is the personal microphone people refer to, not 'live mic'