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TIL that bared breasts were a sign of mourning in ancient Egypt and Greece.

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bDn0 TIL in Arthurian legend Arthur’s helmet was called ‘Goosewhite’, his lance was called 'Ron’ and his battlecry was 'Clarence!’
rNAOM TIL : The most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
6dJl TIL in a 2011 Brazilian prison riot, the inmates decapitated 6 pedophiles and refused to stop rioting until their demands were met which included “two pounds(one kilogram) of marijuana, a television set, fans to cool the cells and the right to receive home cooked meals.”
neXpY TIL the inventor of the GameBoy and Duck Hunt, Gunpei Yokoi, died in his fifties after rear ending someone and then being hit by a car when he went to check on them.
epMMD TIL In the 1990's, the British Police tried to ban the Lotus Carlton and the government condemned advertising of the vehicle. It could reach 176mph and Police vehicles at the time could not keep up during a pursuit.