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TIL that the owner of Segway Inc. died by riding a Segway off a cliff.

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KOnX4 TIL that the only authenticated photograph of Billy the Kid was reversed, which led to the misconception that he was left-handed.
wLd6o TIL about “concussionist" R.G. Dyrenforth, hired by the U.S. government in 1891 to make it rain over Texas by blasting water from the skies with explosives. Despite being "certain that rain can be caused by explosion in mid-air," he just managed to catch all manner of things on fire with his kites.
lb8N TIL that we sent people to the moon before we put wheels on suitcases
gMXNA TIL that the city of Detroit sits on top of a working salt mine, and that the mine has provided road salt for most of North America since 1910.
rNnYe TIL Anti-Video Game Activist Jack Thompson wrote a letter to Wendy’s CEO in 2007, demanding to halt the Kids’ Meal promotion of the Nintendo Wii, because Nintendo announced the launch of Manhunt 2 for the Wii, as it would promote violence to America’s youth.