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vPxOL TIL Princess Anne of the British Royal family is the only member to have been convicted with a criminal offence. In 2002 she was charged and fined when one of her pet dogs attacked 2 children
DQkeV TIL researchers at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia recently created an artificial womb to help premature infants survive and thrive
m1b5R TIL there is a sport called “Snowmobile Skipping,” which involves driving snowmobiles on water vs. snow. The longest recorded “skip” is 112 miles, recorded in 2012 by a Norwegian named Morten Blien.
yV9OM TIL that 2022 was the first year vinyl albums outsold CDs in the U.S. since 1987. 41 million vinyl albums were sold, compared to 33 million CDs. It was the 16th consecutive year of growth in vinyl album sales.
ANBYd TIL Despite ornithologists believing birds are capable of burping, there is no documented evidence of a bird ever burping
QN5Me TIL the Beijing subway has 3.45 billion annual riders
b6bvQ TIL in 1934. Mussolini ordered that the Tower of Pisa be returned to a vertical position. 361 holes were drilled into the foundations, and 90 cubic meters of concrete were poured into them. However, the result was that the tower actually sank further into the soil!
LQGOP TIL the longest freight train ever was 7.353 km (4.57 miles) long. It consisted of 682 ore cars pushed by 8 powerful diesel-electric locomotives. On 6/21/2001, the train travelled 275 km (171 miles). The train was also the heaviest ever, weighing 99,732.1 metric tonnes. It had 5,648 wheels.
grbab TIL - in 1984, National Lampoon published a parody of Frank Herbert’s Dune - called Doon (the dessert planet). The currency everyone sought was beer, rather than spice.
0dxNL TIL that the word "second" (time) and "second" (placement) are the same, as it is the "second" division of an hour. Medieval sources show potential usage of "third" and "fourth" as well.
j6bxa TIL on the seabed between Catalina Island and the mainland lies barrels of DDT.
M7pQa TIL thar the House of Reuss practises a unique system of naming and numbering the male members of the family, every one of whom for centuries has borne the name "Heinrich", followed by a Roman numeral