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TIL cremation ashes aren’t ashes at all ‘in truth they are comprised of pulverized bone fragments’

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J1MZl TIL The U.S. Survey Foot was officially retired January 1, 2023
4kOJN TIL if you stacked the wealthiest individual on the planet’s money, in $100 bills, it would extend past the Earths atmosphere.
GAnQJ TIL there are over 3,000 slot machines on military bases overseas, mostly run by the army, and they make $100 million annually
7JGO TIL Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. ‘Night Writing’ was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon’s troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille.
QY0p TIL That until 2007, NFL defenses could be flagged for excessive home crowd noise. Here is John Elway in 1990 demanding Chiefs fans quiet down: