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TIL An Alaskan town celebrates Independence Day by launching cars off a cliff

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l7WKa TIL longer passwords are considered more secure than more complex passwords. A password of length 20 using only letters and numbers is much more secure than a password of length 15 that uses letters, numbers, and symbols
9pwQ TIL that L. Ron Hubbard regularly used cocaine, hallucinogens, barbiturates, amphetamines, peyote, and mescaline.
Yp9aB TIL the exact origins of surfing are not certain, but it was first observed by Europeans on a ship in Tahiti back in 1767. Research suggests that surfing dates back to the ancient Polynesian cultures. According to data collected and myths, the chief of a tribe was the man who could surf the best.
9wvWD TIL that "galapago" means tortoise. Thus, "galapagos tortoise" translates to "tortoise tortoise". The islands were named after the tortoises and afterwards, these tortoises were named after the islands.
wLZB1 TIL singer Tim Storms holds the world records for lowest note produced by a human and widest vocal range. He has a vocal range of 10 octaves and some of his sounds are so low they can't be perceived by the human ear.