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TIL I learned the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery. A graveyard adjoins a church, whereas a cemetery does not. You can also bury ashes in a cemetery.

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0pdp TIL when questioned about his terminal cancer and impending death musician, Warren Zevon stated “I just want to live long enough to see the next James Bond movie.” he achieved this goal and lived long enough to see the ironically named “Die Another Day”.
0AZ5 TIL two Israeli soldiers received prison sentences after they posted a video of soldiers doing the Harlem Shake.
X4kD TIL The Empire State Building’s spire was originally meant as a dirigible docking station.
N7ObQ TIL that in smaller bomb blasts such as suicide bombings only 6% of people on average die from shrapnel wounds, the real danger is blast overpressure, which will rapture lungs. If you have time, you’re actually best off to not hold your breath, but to open your mouth, breathing in small intervals.
k5YW TIL: We now have facial recognition software for cats.