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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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p865G TIL that all farts depend on your internal temperature, some just feel hotter than others.
oRnZE TIL the fortune cookie is not a Chinese creation, but originated in Kyoto, Japan. It was only during WWII that the cookie became part of Chinese-American cuisine.
mPRx TIL André the Giant was so large by the age of 12 that he could not fit on the school bus, and so was driven to school by playwright Samuel Beckett
E1QMo TIL the Norse did scientific observations in America, measuring the hours of the day at Winter Solstice at 9 hrs. This matches Mount Hope Bay, Massachusetts, according to historian Carl Rafn.
b9WvE TIL that the city of Denver was originally awarded the honor of hosting the 1976 Winter Olympics. The people of Colorado, however, voted against funding the games, and Innsbruck ended up hosting them. This is the only time in history that a city has been awarded the games, but rejected them later.