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TIL On the LEGO model of the Back to the Future time machine, the destination date is set to Jan. 28, 1958, the patent date for the 1st LEGO brick.

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NJE1 TIL that Charles de Gaulle said of France, “How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?”
QNMrp TIL it took ~400,000 years following the Big Bang for the Universe to cool down enough to allow atoms to form
9Gnp TIL that soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor receive a number of additional benefits, including a pension of $1,300 beyond any other retirement pay, space-available air travel on military transport for their entire lives, and admission to military academies for their children.
nel7P TIL that when the German army broke through French lines in 1918, a small battalion of US marines disregarded general orders to retreat and dug shallow holes with their bayonets. The German advance was stopped after six days of fierce fighting, and the marines had been given a new name-- Devil Dogs.
wowKM TIL that Two train stations in the United States, Pennsylvania Station in New York City and the Chicago Union Station were built with architecture that is based on the Frigidarium of the Baths of Caracalla. Unfortunately, many years ago, Penn Station was redeveloped.