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TIL of the Death Valley Germans - a family of four German tourists who went missing in Death Valley National Park and whose remains were discovered 13 years later

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kObdd TiL about the "World Passport" scam which has been running since 1954 and is still running today.
GAW65 TIL windsocks (like those used at airports and heliports) are often used at industrial buildings that use ammonia as a refrigerant so emergency responders know which areas are downwind if there’s a leak
4kA0X TIL: Congress doesn't actually pass a law against child pornography until 1996.
Bnkx TIL there is a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment, named as the explorers found the view from it sub par and wanted to reflect that.
9pkB TIL most of the laugh tracks you hear on TV were recorded in the 1950s, which means a lot of the people you hear laughing are dead.