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TIL that Death Valley was supposedly named by a large group of gold prospectors who got lost in the valley for weeks. However, they were able to find fresh water sources and only one member of their party died.
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TIL that Death Valley was supposedly named by a large group of gold prospectors who got lost in the valley for weeks. However, they were able to find fresh water sources and only one member of their party died.

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u/PayItBackwardChain — 7 hours ago
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TIL that according to a 2017 study, only 16% of people given CPR outside of a hospital survive long enough to be subsequently discharged from the hospital. The figure rises to 26% for people who get CPR in a hospital.

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u/PayItBackwardChain — 4 days ago
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When “Kokomo” hit #1 in 1988, it was the first number one hit by The Beach Boys in 22 years. A modern-day equivalent would be if OutKast had a chart-topping hit this year.

u/PayItBackwardChain — 5 days ago
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TIL that in the music video for her 1989 hit “Opposites Attract,” Paula Abdul appeared alongside an animated cat. In 1991, the cat released an album that was later called the “least essential” album of the 1990s, with one critic saying “never has a mass-produced album been demanded by so few."

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u/PayItBackwardChain — 6 days ago