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TIL that Bela Lugosi modeled the Chernabog in the Night on Bald Mountain segment in Disney’s Fantasia

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8vo8 TIL that in 1995 Kia was showing a range extended gas/electric (the Kev-4 concept car) with regenerative braking and solar powered air conditioner. It would drive on electricity alone for 117 miles. Its 880cc gas engine could stretch that farther. This was 15 years before the Chevy Volt.
ZW6R TIL in 2010, Guinness competitive eater record holder Takeru Kobayashi was arrested for trespassing & obstructing government administration at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. When Nathans removed him from their Wall of Fame, the contest lost multiple sponsorships & 41% viewer ratings in 2 years
Pyee TIL when Edison died in 1931, Tesla was the only one to submit a negative opinion of him to the NY Times.
9w1xp TIL that before the invention of ice cream cones, ice cream in Victorian England was served in reusable glass containers called “penny licks,” which were often not washed between customers and were notorious for spreading diseases.
wLol6 TIL that when the Queen of England dies, Operation London Bridge will commence. It is an originally secret protocol meant to handle the news and organize the country's 12-day mourn. Several news channel rehearse this even every year, replacing her name with "Mrs. Robinson".