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TIL Eazy-E, former rapper and N.W.A member was not buried in a suit and tie, but instead a flannel shirt, jeans and a Compton cap, reminiscent of what he wore

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8a0GK TIL that the USPS (United States Postal Service) does NOT offer postal banking services anymore, while almost every other developed country does it. The United States Postal Savings System existed until 1960's.
m1EaP TIL that in 2012, Children's Hospital Los Angeles had to issue a statement that they were not affiliated with the billboards for the Adult Swim show "Children's Hospital," which featured Rob Corddry in bloody scrubs and clown makeup
p8QJN TIL the Germans used remote controlled boats during World War I which they loaded with up to 1,500 pounds of explosives and drove directly at enemy ships.
7gNL TIL that Canola is made from Rapeseed. Wanting to avoid the negative connotation of the word ‘rape’ the Rapeseed Association of Canada coined the new name from Canada (Can) and Oil (Ola).
rRKOW TIL early Sears catalogs were made smaller than Montgomery Ward catalogs so that neatnik housewives would stack them on top