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TIL a man died from cracking his own neck

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Qxnd TIL Switzerland has accidentally invaded Liechtenstein twice
OG8xY TIL Ekiben are bento (Japanese box meals) made specifically for train travel. The meals vary by train station and are typically a local speciality. At their peak in the 1980s an estimated 12 million ekiben were consumed daily in Japan.
grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.
ne0AG TIL of mother-in-law languages (also known as avoidance speech) which dictate that a new restricted speech style utilizing a different vocabulary, while retaining the normal phonology and grammar must be utilized in the presence of certain relatives (such a as mother-in-law) which are seen as taboo
5QdP TIL that the Norman Invasion of England 1066 caused many English noblemen to flee England for the Byzantine Empire (Modern day Turkey and Greece). There, the English diaspora founded the town, New York, 600 years before “New York” in America existed.