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TIL The Florida Public Service Commission gave Cape Canaveral the 321 area code as an homage to their launching spacecrafts. 3…2…1… Blastoff!

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ANOkw TIL Reggae star Peter Tosh was brutally murdered in 1987. Three men with guns came to his house demanding money, then tortured him for several hours. Some of Tosh's friends arrived and were also taken hostage. They eventually opened fire, killing Tosh and one of his friends, wounding several others.
8aN7b TIL Just 15 million years after the big bang the entire universe was effectively "habitable" as the cosmic microwave background radiation was warm enough to support liquid water everywhere. This period lasted for about 7 million years.
AD4Ba TIL Virginia opossums only have a typical life span of 2-4 years with the oldest captured wild one being 3 years and the oldest in captivity being only 4 years and 5 months old. Common opossums lifespans are even shorter.
roK1 TIL that the last McDonald’s burger sold in Iceland before its closure in 2009 is on display at a hostel in Reykjavik. And you can watch a live webcam of the burger, which turns 7 today.
GYb5E TIL John Boyd Dunlop invented the first (practical) pneumatic tyres to help ease the headaches his son experienced after riding his tricycle over the bumpy cobbled streets of Belfast