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TIL that the Coliseum got its name not because of its massive size, but because its proximity to a colossal ‘Statue of Liberty’ sized bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.

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8VvX TIL George Washington considered burning down all of NYC
xxbk TIL of what was supposed to be Cartoon Network’s first original show, Wacky Races Coast to Coast - a racing show that was scrapped after creator Mike Lazzo had a fever dream the night before production was set to begin, in which he imagined the character Space Ghost hosting his own talk show.
5r9P TIL: Tapping the top of your motorcycle helmet is the same as flashing your lights at somebody to warn them about cops or speed traps. pass it on
Brkok TIL about The floating turd mystery that still haunts NASA. During Apollo 10 — in which a crewed spacecraft orbited the moon as a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing — astronauts encountered a deep mystery. One of them had left a "turd floating in the air".
O8Qg TIL to deter slaves from committing suicide by jumping overboard, the captain of a slave ship lowered a slave into the water with a rope then instantly pulled her out. Sharks had torn off the lower part of her body.