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TIL that a crew member on the Disney Wonder disappeared in the middle of the cruise and has never been seen again despite credit card activity after her disappearance

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9wLaB TIL every LEGO minifigure had the exact same head shape for the first 21 yrs of minifigure production, limiting what characters it could do. It wasn't until 1999 & the Jar Jar Binks minifigure for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace that LEGO introduced sculpted head pieces for its minifigures
xo0B TIL Franklin Delano Roosevelt Died While Sitting For a Painting That Remains Unifinished
6954Y TIL that the caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification.
VBBMp TIL that certain land snails can sleep for 3 years straight, whether it is cold (hibernation) or warm (estivation). The reason they do this is because weather conditions lack humidity, moisture, etc. They secrete slime to stay moist and alive during these times.
R5WBj TIL Thailand uses a lottery card game to draft men into the military