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TIL hundreds of excavating machines (worth millions of dollars) have been buried underground in London because abandoning them is cheaper than digging them back out

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LkWv0 TIL in 1974 Stephen King sold the publishing rights to his first novel, “Carrie,” for $2500 plus royalties. One year later the paperback version was sold for $400,000 plus royalties.
ebRE TIL that a Pakistani firm made a fertiliser that could not be used in the manufacture of IDE for terror attacks.
EbLW TIL that the Haka, a traditional war dance of the Maori people of New Zealand has been performed by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team before international games for 111 years
0d7kv TIL McDonald's used to make fried apple pies until they were replaced by the modern baked version in 1992 due to "health concerns." Today their original fried apple pies are only available at all McDonald’s locations in Hawaii and one location in California
VBMxp TIL about commotio cordis, sudden death from from cardiac ventricular fibrillation caused by a chest impact over the heart.