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TIL that in 1815 London a carnival of debauchery and drunkenness arose, complete with dog fighting and acrobats, to service the crowds that had gathered to witness the most Pedestrian of events.

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0wedN TIL that politician Boss Tweed was brought down by Thomas Nast's cartoons, which painted him as the embodiment of corruption. Tweed said to aides, “Let's stop them damned pictures. I don't care so much what the papers write about—my constituents can't read—but damn it, they can see pictures.”
kvWm TIL Pot is legal and in North Korea. It carries no social stigma, and is widely used.
b9KW4 TIL Only 2% of NCAA athletes move on to the professional level.
W4EX TIL of Julius Yego, a Kenyan javelin thrower who learned the sport and techniques by watching YouTube videos. He competed in London Olympics and this year he won gold at 2015 World Championships. He is known as “Mr YouTube man”.
JKB TIL an Australian teen actually rode a whale and then got in trouble for it