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TIL of sawstop technology: It's patented by a single manufracturer who doesn't license its use to anyone else in the industry. For years, it was the only patent able to prevent table saw accidents and tried to use their patent rights to prevent making any similar safety system, with partial success

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nWpNW TIL Children of South Naknek, Alaska are flown daily to attend school in Naknek, riding the United States of America’s only flying school bus.
epxkg TIL between 2002 and 2018, 13 people were killed in Filipino karaoke bars while performing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" by other drunken patrons. Reasons include singing it in the wrong key or too many times in a row, or the "arrogant" lyrics putting off the audience. Most bars have now banned the song.
epxlk TIL the Bibles found in hotel rooms are usually meant to be taken. Donated by the Gideons International, the "Gideon Bible" is free to take as it's their intended way to spread the Good Word.
VBn4Z TIL Throughout history, only 8 people received Honorary citizenship of the United States. Sir Winston Churchill and Saint Teresa of Calcutta were the only ones to receive the honor during their lifetimes.
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