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TIL A fully functioning solid 18-karat gold toilet titled "America" was stolen in 2019 while on exhibit in the UK. It has not been recovered

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OG4RY TIL 4-yr-old Cecelia Cichan was the sole survivor of the deadliest aviation accident to have only one survive (NW Airlines Flight 2550). Her mom, dad, brother, & 153 others total died. She was found still belted in her seat, faced down with 3rd-degree burns & fractures to her skull, collarbone & leg
ADRe4 TIL the oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest wooden building in Europe is St. Andrew's in Greensted, Essex, England
kOdW4 TIL movie frame rates were originally measured in feet of film per minute instead of in frames per second, which is where the term “footage” came from
gMywL TIL that an island in the middle of Loch Lomond in Scotland is home to roughly 60 wallabies
aWxA TIL that Leonard Susskind, professor of Theoretical physics, sparked a 28 year old debate with Stephen Hawking, who stated that the information inside a black hole is lost forever, but eventually Susskind proved him wrong.