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

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p5ep TIL that months after Genghis Khan sacked Zhongdu (Beijing) in 1215, the bones of the vanquished were thought to be white-capped mountains from a distance, and the approaching roads were nearly impassable from the grease of decomposing victims.
p8EA TIL - That NYLON is named so because the scientists that developed it were from “New York” and “LONdon”!!!
v1lb8 TIL: About the hollywood heart attack. In media heart attacks are shown to have a sudden onset, when in reality most do not.
e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.
Z5Z4 TIL the song ‘Always look on the bright side of life’ by Eric Idle is the most popular funeral song played in the UK.