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TIL that fractual burning, a hobby/side hustle that uses a 2,100+ volt transformer from a scrapped microwave to burn decorative, treelike designs in wood, has killed at least 33 people in the U.S. since 2017, and gruesomely burned many others.

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9wYKr TIL about a "remittance man," who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.
6EMRw TIL Alexander J. Vilicky, a 19 year old modder, insulted Bethesda and said he could make much better DLC than them with a fraction of the resources. He then made The Falksaar Mod, which included almost 30 hours of new content. Because of this, Bungie had hired him as a developer at their studios.
woG06 TIL that during the battle for the village of Raseiniai, which took place 23–27 June 1941, a lone KV tank held off the advance of the 6th Panzer Division for a single day, before being overrun and knocked out on the morning of June 25.
MeKZ7 TIL In 2013 In lieu of Money, Toyota helped Food Bank-which is the countries largest anti-hunger charity-by improving the system at Food Bank and cut down the wait time for dinner to 18 minutes from as long as 90. Toyota used "Kaizen" (continuous improvement) instead of just giving a check.
XEVAP TIL that Vera Lynn is still alive and well at the ripe old age of 102. She scored a number 1 album in 2014 making her the oldest person to top the charts and her last album was in 2017 and peaked at number 3. She's living proof that age really is just a number. March 20 is her b-day! 103!!