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gnB4 TIL Annie Taylor was the first person to successfully descend Niagara Falls. She used a custom barrel stuffed with a mattress. She tested it by sending a cat over the falls. It survived and 2 days later she made the journey…on her 63rd birthday.
vPEx4 TIL that in 1992 the US Postal service held a vote over whether official stamp of Elvis Presley should depict Elvis as a young man or later in life. After over 1.2 million ballots, young Elvis won with 75% of the vote, and would become one of the most popular commemorative stamps of all time.
pNM4 TIL that in a study of domestic violence victims, 40.2% of men who contacted local agencies for help were accused of being the batterer.
kOM67 TIL pressure-balanced devices, which prevent "flush-toilet-shower-scald issues" became required in residential building codes starting in 1997.
BrJyK TIL that when former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, the song "Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead" from the Wizard Of Oz shot to number 2 on the UK singles chart-and BBC radio refused to play it.