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TIL that 90.4% of internet users don’t use Twitter.

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WkvL8 TIL that in many cultures, people would greet each other by grasping each others' hands' - with full skin-to-skin contact - and vigorously shaking them up and down.
rNVbW TIL that Enzo Ferrari lived a reserved life. He rarely granted interviews or left his hometown, never went to any Grands Prix outside of Italy after the 1950s, never flew in an aeroplane and never set foot in an elevator
l7M5N TIL Although situated in Basel, Switzerland, the Basel Badischer Train Station is actually an enclave of the European Customs Union of Germany. This means the station operates as if in Germany, due to a treaty between Switzerland and Baden (Germany) dating back to 1852!
wLnW7 TIL African Americans made up a significant portion of the Continental army fighting the British in the American Revolution. At the Siege of Yorktown, one German officer estimated the American army to be about one-quarter black.
699QX TIL: that Mike Ilitch, the Owner of little Cesar's pizza, quietly paid Rosa Parks rent for many years, up until she passed away.