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TIL Public poll names town's new gritters in UK

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wodPE TIL That ex King Juan Carlos shot and killed his younger brother when he was a teenager. The stories about the "accident " have varied between family members and investigators.
8mZb TIL that the word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
OGZO6 TIL that Winston Churchill wrote an essay before WW2 about extraterrestrial life, and travelling to the Moon.
x6eE1 TIL that a Kia/Hyundai whistleblower was awarded $24 million USD for reporting the companies' failure to recall unsafe cars and share accurate recall information with the government.
670Y TIL that in 2009, a 13-year-old kid with Aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother, decided to runaway and dissapear by riding the NYC subway for 11 days. Despite being heavily monitored 24/7, no one noticed him.