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TIL the worlds biggest operator of luxury cruises emitted more sulphur dioxides than all of Europes cars...multiplied by ten.

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PYylJ TIL that after screening the movie WarGames at Camp David, President Reagan was inspired to learn more about America's vulnerability to cyberattack. The response: "Mr. President, the problem is much worse than you think."
G554 TIL that Hitler’s chief architect, Albert Speer, was an adherent of the “theory of ruin value”: the architectural goal of constructing buildings that later collapse into aesthetically-pleasing ruins over the course of thousands of years.
mxwXp TIL that in UK sign language, the sign for Scotland is bagpipes, which is a sound a deaf person wouldn't hear. I got this because I watched a briefing from 10 Downing Street.
Wk578 TIL that Ruf, a German auto maker who bases their cars on existing Porsche models found popularity in video games as Porsche had an exclusive licensing agreement with EA
nWVl7 TIL the Arabic numerals were actually invented by the Hindus. Arabs got the credit as they invaded India, saw the usefulness of their writings, adopted it and were the ones to spread it to the world