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TIL a truck driver passed out, crashed, and died after breathing in toxic fumes created by a cargo of decomposing sea lettuce

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naK9 TIL There is a voice disorder where a person continues to speak like an adolescent after puberty
mx8Gy TIL in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. the United States Supreme Court ruled Hollywood's Big Five could no longer own movie theaters, thus breaking up their oligopoly. Before its ruling, Hollywood studios controlled the filming, producing, printing and distribution of their movies.
VMpkB TIL a Disney Cruise worker vanished from a cruise. She was seen looking distraught on camera then vanished. Disney were uncooperative & claimed she fell overboard despite the fact there was no bad weather & she was last seen in the opposite end of the ship to where they claimed she fell.
jNmaE TIL that until the mid 20th century the avocado had a reputation as an aphrodisiac, which actually discouraged some consumers. During the 1920s, growers sponsored a promotional advertising campaign in the United States to deny that the avocado had powers for inducing sexual prowess.
W7yEo TIL: that the average American, based on averages from all states, will pay an estimated $130,461 over their lifetime in interest fees.