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TIL the gyroscopic monorail was invented in Ireland and despite being championed by Churchill, didn’t catch on.

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R5Yg7 TIL that the first capital of Illinois was a town that now has 21 people
vPek4 TIL: The Epic of Gilgamesh – written 700 BCE – resembles various themes, plot elements, and characters from the Hebrew Bible. Notably, the accounts of the Garden of Eden, the advice from Ecclesiastes, and the Genesis flood narrative.
WkL14 TIL a man was sentenced to prison for ten years for being the first person to stop applauding a speech made by Joseph Stalin; after a staggering 11 minutes.
R1Rj TIL in 1911 electric cars were seen as cleaner, quieter, and easier to use than gasoline-powered cars.
Rk67 TIL If identical twins marry identical twins, their children will legally be cousins, but genetically will be full siblings.