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TIL a Brazillian billionaire announced, inspired by the Egyptian Pharaohs, that he will bury his $450,000 car with him. After receiving anger reactions from the media he posted: “It’s absurd to bury something much more valuable than a Bentley: your organs. I am an organ donor. And you?”

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pY15A TIL in 1920, the New York Times mocked Robert Goddard for believing rockets could fly in space. In 1926, he proved them wrong by launching the first liquid-fueled rocket. In 1969, NYT finally apologized—just before the Moon landing.
8elk4 TIL that it took several years for writer Bruce Rubin to sell the script to Jacob's Ladder, because it was "too metaphysical" and "Hollywood does not make ghost movies". Rubin would later write the screenplay for Ghost, a box office success that grossed over $500 million.
XExVR TIL of accidental Stereo Sound. Where by Two recorders with microphones in different positions captured both left and right audio of an artist’s recording session. Decades later these recordings were then merged together to give stereo sound, pre-dating true stereophonic sound by a good 20 years
e04w6 TIL World longest flight by Singapore Airlines from Singapore to New York can fly either of two completely opposite directions (over Atlantic or over Pacific) depending on winds and weather.
rRXw TIL that most recycling companies throw out plastic water bottles that still have the cap on, due to it being a different type of plastic than the bottle.