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TIL “Warchalking” is the practice of writing symbols in chalk on sidewalks and walls to indicate the presence of an unsecured Wifi network

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b9bQa TIL that Bob Marley was buried with his Gibson "Les Paul" guitar, a soccer ball, a marijuana bud, a ring that had been given to him by the Prince Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia, and a Bible. A month before his death, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.
v1mwj TIL of 'Osterns' or 'Red Westerns.' A genre of film originating from Russia and the Eastern Bloc. Emulating and drawing from American Westerns.
xVrDg TIL About the McKamey Manor, You must sign a 40 page waiver, and the ordeal can last up to 8 hours. People who have went inside the house were reported to have been Waterboarded, Tied, Abused, and getting Buried Alive with Tarantulas. There is a $20K Prize if you can finish, yet no one has.
loA5G TIL It's believed that the plane crash that killed John Denver on Oct 12 1997 was due in part to him running out of fuel during flight, being unable to see his fuel gauge, and a design flaw in accessing his reserve fuel tank switch.
OoO0g TIL of Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore who battled and won against the Dutch East India Company in 1741. The Dutch never recovered from the defeat and no longer posed a large colonial threat to India.