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TIL that in the 1970's an inventor called Harold Bates converted a car to run on chicken manure

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9YlbG TIL that a 36 year old accountant who has never played pro hockey, was called in as an emergency backup goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks and starred in a 6-2 win, blocking 7 of 7 shots attempted
ADAjd TIL most Americans don't consider millionaires ($1M) wealthy anymore. The average American sees wealthy people as having at least $2.4 million.
x6pYo TIL Silent Hill's art director, Masahiro Ito, drew inspiration for iconic characters like Pyramid Head from the haunting, surreal paintings of British artist Francis Bacon.
gpj7 TIL the collective nouns we use for animals (gaggle of geese, herd of deer etc.) mostly come from the Book of St Alban’s published in 1486. It also included terms for professions such as a melody of harpists, a sentence of judges and a superfluity of nuns.
AD9ma TIL about the proposed second bill of rights by Roosevelt that would include: medical care, a decent home, a good education, a job etc.