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TIL that about 200 people die on cruise ships every year, forcing ships to be required to have body bags and a morgue.

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xbxw TIL The most played song on AM radio of all times “You’ve Lost That Lovin Feeling” has a runtime of 3:45 at its day of release considered as too long for AM radio. In order to secure airtime Phil Spector had a false running time (3:05) printed on the label in order to trick DJs into playing it.
8eaKb TIL about billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney, who has given away more than $8 billion and now lives in a rented apartment with a remaining balance of $2 million.
EgMyx TIL about Ättestupa, cliffs in Sweden where legend says elderly people in ancient Norse times would leap to their deaths in a ritual of senicide
VkKB TIL A BBC News sign langauge interpreter spent months embellishing the news with ridiculous details before she was sacked.
VXwD TIL that the word “jazz” is a derivative of the west african word “jasm/jism” which means semen, also where the word “jizz” comes from