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TIL vehicle recalls have become more common in the United States over the last two decades

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ryGe TIL a man went over a year without food. When he started, he weighed over 450 pounds, and was about 180 when he finished. Doctors monitored him during this time, giving him supplements as needed.
rNVR1 TIL of Robert Grosseteste, a 13th century English bishop who correctly proved that rainbows are formed from refracted light. He then (very roughly) theorized an idea similar to the Big Bang theory. His sainthood was denied due to rumors that his ghost murdered the pope.
BWkK TIL that following the deadly 1977 crash of the plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd into a Mississippi swamp, the survivors sought help at a nearby farmhouse, only to have the farmer who lived there shoot the band’s drummer in the shoulder.
vPEJ4 TIL the sauna became very popular especially in Scandinavia and the German-speaking regions of Europe after WW2. Saunas were so important to Finnish soldiers that they built them not only in mobile tents but even in bunkers.
99Pp TIL that those clouds that look like fish skin/scales are a pretty reliable indicator of a change in weather (often rain) in the next 6-12 hours