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GYdRN TIL Graveyards for unclaimed remains are called "potter's field" because "potter's fields" were places where clay was harvested, and left with unfilled holes and barren soil. Historically, they were used as a cheap and efficient way to inter unclaimed human remains, on land nobody wanted.
4kXX5 TIL Progress bars exist because it suggests something is being accomplished, which makes the wait seem shorter and more bearable.
k7E7 TIL one in six Brits would have sex with a robot
0dNMv TIL Garth Brooks is the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, and second best-selling of a group/artist, only losing to The Beatles.
XE6mk TIL: John Anthony Walker, a US Navy officer who reported secrets to the Soviet Union for 18 years. He got his son involved, and even tried to involve his daughter. He was finally exposed when his ex-wife reported him. When asked about his spying, he said "KMart has better security than the Navy".