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TIL In 2006, a man in Scotland was jailed for two days for “revving his car in a racist manner”.

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awxE0 TIL about physician Fukuchi Masaichi. His research on the subject of human skin brought him into contact with many people that had tattoos. He therefore became interested in 1926 in the art of Japanese tattoo,led autopsies on corpses,removed the skin and did research on methods to preserve the skin.
0dbL TIL that Douglas Adams was the first person in Europe to buy a Mac, the second was Stephen Fry.
kg4E TIL Dave Grohl tried to quit Nirvana once, after he overheard Kurt Cobain calling him a ‘shitty drummer’, but was convinced to stay by the bands manager
grKrL TIL about the Nemi ships, two ancient Roman ships built under the reign of Caligula and discovered in 1929. The larger ship was an elaborate floating palace containing marble, heating and plumbing, and baths. They were both destroyed during WW2.
NX4Me TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI.