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TIL that London used to have an underground railway solely dedicated to the distribution of mail.

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R71Pl TIL of William Shepherd of the Expedition 1 crew on the ISS. He is a Navy SEAL, studied 3 types of engineering, and was award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
w48 TIL there is a Magic: The Gathering card called “ Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental”
1kP4 TIL Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch ever.
dxar TIL that MLK’s mother was herself assassinated shortly before the evidentiary hearing for James Earl Ray, who the King family believes is innocent.