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TIL in 1970s the USA built and tested hovertrains

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JYkJv TIL after a successful fan fundraiser in 2019 the British town of Newhaven unveiled a memorial bench honoring rapper Eazy-E. When faced with criticism, the idea's proponent said that "It’s better than nothing, which is pretty much all Newhaven has."
P1LjJ TIL: About Earth trojans. Two asteroids that share our orbit, leading us around the sun.
vPleL TIL actor Crispin Glover released a song about clowns called "Clownly Clown Clown"
4eBg TIL When President Andrew Jackson was in school, he organized a dance in which he invited 2 of the town prostitutes in order to make all the proper attendees feel uncomfortable.
v19wx TIL at David Niven's funeral, the largest wreath was from the porters at Heathrow Airport with a card reading "To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king."