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TIL Legendary singer song writer Bobbie Gentry ('Ode to Billy Joe', 'Fancy', etc) abruptly quit the music business at the height of her fame in 1982 and disappeared. To this day it is not known where she went, what she did, or where she currently resides. All efforts to contact her have failed.

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GApRg TIL that in its 30 years of operation from 1967 to 1997, the McDonnell Douglas Corporation only developed one new, from the ground up aircraft. It was the C-17 Globemaster III.
R7gJQ TIL author Ed Abbey’s last wishes were for friends to transport his body in a pickup truck, foregoing undertakers, embalming or coffin in favor of an old sleeping bag and disregarding all laws concerning burial. He was laid to rest at a secret location in Arizona’s Cabeza Prieta desert.
wM5Y TIL The Australian Thorny Devil can drink water by standing in a puddle, directing water up along its skin to the corners of its mouth.
bnXp TIL that when vandals in Billings, Mont., targeted Jewish families by smashing windows where menorahs were being displayed, thousands of non-Jewish residents displayed menorahs in their own windows in a show of solidarity, bringing a stop to the attacks.
8yG4 TIL the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán was the largest city in the Americas with over 200,000 people. It was built on a man-made island in the middle of a lake - connected to shore by 3 causeways. It contained huge pyramids, floating gardens, aqueducts and canals. It was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521