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TIL The five most common first names of NYC taxi drivers are Md, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhammad, and Mohamed

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ZpV9v TIL in the 1970s American authorithies along a nonprofit group founded by fishermen, threw around 2 million old tires into the coast of Ft. Lauderdale to creat an artificial reef which would help the growth of new coral. Instead they created an ecological disaster.
xQWk TIL that Harpo (Arthur/Adolph) Marx is actually considered one of the greatest and most influential harpists in history, in spite of his unconventional playing style and never having learned to read music.
Ypk77 TIL when Snopes creator David Mikkelson first began posting on Internet newsgroups in the late 1980s, he created the username "snopes" based on the surname of a family in a William Faulkner novel. Over time, "snopes" gained a reputation for his ability to thoroughly research and debunk false claims.
yQXVX TIL that in medieval england they used notched wooden sticks as receipt for taxes. This was in use until the XIX century when they decided to destroy the "records"... and it provoked the 1834 fire that consumed the Palace of Westminster.
7rBMp TIL that the Sheriff of Nottingham from the Disney version of Robin Hood was supposed to be a goat, but was changed to a wolf because the director wanted to stick to traditional animal stereotypes.