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TIL The quote ‘curiosity killed the cat’ actually has a second part where 'satisfaction brought it back’, meaning the full quote is 'Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back’.

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rRGk0 TIL that the first attempt to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand was a complete failure. The bomb bounced off the car, the assassin fled, swallowing a suicide pill then jumping into a nearby river. He could not even get that right, vomiting up the pill and landing in water that was barely ankle-deep.
P1LAw TIL smoking is still allowed in bars in Indiana
YpjAx TIL that although often thought to be a rare occurrence, a total solar eclipse happens somewhere on earth an average of once every 1.5 years
N7ma1 TIL New toilets on the Navy’s two newest aircraft carriers clog so frequently that the ships’ sewage systems must be cleaned periodically with specialized acids costing about $400,000 a flush!
0QDj TIL The makers of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” had to downsize their makeovers due to families not being able to afford utility bills.