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TIL The Hindenburg, filled with 7 million cubic feet flammable Hydrogen gas, had a smokers' lounge

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JbP8 TIL a young Xhosa girl had a vision instructing the tribe to kill all the cattle and destroy the crops, as a sacrifice to the ancestors who would rise up and drive the white settlers into the sea. Thus began the ‘Great Cattle Killing’ after which over 40,000 Xhosa died in the resulting famine.
g1GA TIL former porn star “Tyffany Million” retired from porn to become a licensed private investigator and bounty hunter
WBb9 TIL 87% of parents will buy or make Easter baskets for their children—and 81% will then proceed to steal candy from them.
R0g1 TIL the tiles used on the space shuttle dissipate heat so quickly you can actually pick up the tile seconds after it has been in a furnace at 2200 degrees
QJDPa TIL: The Offpsring's Lead Singer Is A Legit Doctor Searching For A HIV Cure