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TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets

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rRJ9o TIL the bell ringer of the tallest cathedral in the Netherlands paid tributes to several music artists. The cathedral paid tributes to e.g. David Bowie, Chester Bennington and Avicii when they died.
VMNG0 TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal.
lolQN TIL Douglas Adams worked on Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy while writing for Doctor Who, and later turned a rejected Doctor Who story into the third Hitchhiker’s book.
nWyQb TIL that in 2008, Tesla took the TV series Top Gear to court for libel and malicious falsehood after it suggested one of its vehicles had run out of power after only 55 miles. The High Court of Justice in London rejected Tesla's libel claim in 2011