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TIL that in the USA people often fire their guns into the air on New Year’s Eve. Between ‘85 and '92, 38 people died from the falling bullets in LA alone.

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nKJP TIL that while New Coke was a bomb, the return of the original formula as Coca-Cola Classic was very successful. When asked if New Coke was a conspiracy to promote the soda, an executive replied “We’re not that dumb, and we’re not that smart”.
M71ym TIL about the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre (21 people killed and 19 more injured in a 77-minute span by James Huberty)
7rkwP TIL: King Zog I of Albania, had 600 blood feuds; survived 55 assassination attempts, had shot back at his assassins; smoked 200 cigarettes a day; escaped from France with help from Ian Fleming.
a86gA TIL that the first national spelling championship was held in 1908, 17 years before the first Scripps National Spelling Bee, and was won by a 14-year-old black girl named Marie C. Bolden, who won with a perfect score.
07wN TIL in May 2011, Two Muslim men in traditional Muslim attire were removed from an aeroplane after other passengers said they were uncomfortable. The men were on their way to a conference on prejudice against Muslims