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TIL the mayflower ship is believed to have been scrapped for timber and assembled into a barn in Buckinghamshire, England

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0G4A TIL Star Trek’s James Doohan (‘Scotty’) prevented a fan from committing suicide. His support and encouragement inspired her to go back to school and become an electronics engineer.
9YRdD TIL About Action Park, a theme park in New Jersey that was a literal death trap. At least 5 patrons died on the poorly constructed and engineered rides. One particularly dangerous ride was the Cannonball Loop, a waterslide with a loop that caused patrons scrapes, concussions, and lost teeth.
nebl9 TIL that 30% of people who are allergic to dogs, may only be allergic to male dogs.
N7Mx1 TIL that in the early 60s, singles were more important to most musicians than albums. It wasn't until the Beatles released Rubber Soul that focus shifted to making albums without filler tracks that were the product of an artistic vision.
eNBL TIL that Alexander Turner, father of American poet Daisy Turner, was a slave who escaped from his Virginia plantation during the Civil War, joined the Union Army, and guided his regiment back to the plantation where he killed his former overseer