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TIL After cancelling the show Jericho (2007) after 1 season, upset fans sent over 20 tons of nuts to CBS studios in NYC and ended up getting a partial second season

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rRwMo TIL that Alexander the Great may have been buried alive (accidentally) up to six days before his death, after succumbing to Guillain-Barré Syndrome. This would have left him unable to speak or move, and his breath so shallow that he was pronounced dead.
9Ler TIL that one reason whales have become the largest animals ever is because their biggest predator, the 50 ft Megaladon Shark, became extinct at the beginning of the current Ice Age
WkEYL TIL in 1999 Coca Cola invented a vending machine that could adjust its prices based on the temperature, allowing it to hike up the price of a Coke on a hot summer day. Customers denounced the idea, while even Pepsi accused Coke of exploitation
DQBpv TIL: In 1916, Mary murdered a homeless man by crushing his head. She was then hung from a crane as she was a 5 ton elephant. An autopsy discovered that she had a severely infected tooth and that might have been the cause of the murderous rage.
47Y5 TIL Camden, Maine will give 2.8 acres to anyone who can bring a business to town that will employ at least 24 people after five years.