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TIL There's no known gas station explosions attributed to cellphone usage, and the evidence it's even possible is unfounded

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M7yxW TIL that the doctor who attended to Osceola ignored his dying wish to be buried in Florida, and removed Osceola's head after his death to put it on display in his drug store. When his children misbehaved, he would move the head to their room for the night.
e0xkE TIL IKEA is serving food because they realized that customers don’t buy and don’t stay for long when being hungry. Their policy is to be the absolute lowest price on food within a 30-mile radius, even if it means selling at a loss. So, they take a hit on the food, but they make it up in furniture
VBm6D TIL the deepest known blue hole (underwater sinkhole) in the world is called the Taam Ja' Blue Hole and is in Mexico's Chetumal Bay. It's been measured to 1,378 feet (420 meters) deep, although scientists still haven't found the bottom.
RJRw TIL The military once used “dazzle” camouflage. The purpose was not to hide the ships from sight, but to use certain patterns to disorient enemy gunners.
WNJ9 TIL there is an adapter for a computer mouse to help people who have hand tremors use computers more easily.