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TIL Grace Kelly retired from acting at age 26 then moved to Monaco to marry the prince there. When she was 52, she died in a car accident. Her daughter was in the car at the time but was unable to regain control of the car or attend the funeral of her mother due to injuries sustained in the accident

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v1Ogr TIL that the Olympic Rings (actually designed in 1912) were mistakingly thought to be an ancient Greek symbol, after researchers in the 1950s found a stone with the symbol carved on it in Delphi. The stone turned out to be a leftover from a ceremony held there for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
R8g9 TIL that if we took all the bubble wrap on Earth to Mars and popped it, there would be enough air released into the atmosphere to allow a city of 1 million people to live for 37 seconds.
yVZ6p TIL the Lincoln Highway (1910s) made driving across America easier. However, muddy or flooded roads were expected and drivers needed camping gear. The road guide included tips for each town. E.g. Fish Springs, Utah travelers could "build a sagebrush fire" for a local team to find/rescue them.
QJRb9 TIL The bellybutton is so dirty scientists are finding new unknown bacteria. One person had bacterium previously found only on Japanese soil, where he had never been.
ZAYD TIL Nintendo had its own cereal brand, created in 1988. It promoted both Super Mario Bros. & The Legend of Zelda. The box was divided in two so one could enjoy super mushrooms & goomba’s from the Mario side, as well as heart containers & boomerangs from the Zelda side.