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TIL The capital city of Bhutan, Thimphu, is one of only two capital cities in the world where there are no traffic lights. In 1995, authorities installed traffic lights at busy downtown intersections, but drivers ignored it. They were subsequently taken down and replaced by traffic cops.

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n0v9 TIL the title for Guns N'Roses classic 1987 album “Appetite For Destruction” comes from its original cover art, a surrealist painting by Robert Williams which “depicted a robotic rapist about to be punished by a metal avenger.” The cover was replaced after stores refused to stock it.
OdX4 TIL there was a German town which reportedly disappeared after it was washed away by the North Sea in the year 1362. Historians are confident that it existed, however there is debate over where it originally was located. It is sometimes called “the Atlantis of the North Sea.”
kJdDd TIL that an old 12 inch tall Jack Russell Terrier named George sacrificed his life to save 5 children from a dog attack. George was celebrated and a statue was made in his honor.
8eB7L TIL: After the Union Army routed the Confederates at the battle of Chattanooga, a Chaplain asked if the war dead should be sorted and separated by state in the cemetery. The Union general responded by saying “Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.”
xVY65 TIL Consumer Reports was blacklisted by McCarthy from 1945-1954 as a Communist organization for reporting on serious life-threatening product flaws and advocating for fair treatment of workers