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TIL that Barbed Wire was used as Telephone Line in rural America in the 19th Century

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AD8Og TIL that when Magellan's ships first encountered the Chamorros of the Mariana Islands in 1521, the Chamorros' sailboats far surpassed Magellan's in speed and maneuverability. "That care and attention...cause their ships to sail like birds, while ours are like lead in this regard."
rop4 TIL the King of Thailand’s first name is Vajiralongkorn Barommachakkrayadisonsantatiwongse Deveshrathamrongsubariban Abhikhunuprakarnmahittaladuladej Bhumibholnaresvarangkura Kittisirisomburana Savangavadhana Barommakhattiyarajakumara
MRra TIL in 1995 during a White House visit Russian president Boris Yeltsin was found drunk on Pennsylvania Avenue in his underwear trying to hail a cab to go get pizza
j6NRj TIL Scott Joplin suffered from syphilis, which came with many side effects that affected his piano playing abilities. Recordings of "Maple Leaf Rag" during his final years were described as "shocking... disorganized and completely distressing to hear".
XEYe8 Til about the two frogs that were married as an offering to God and divorced two months after in a ritual to stop rains in Bhopal, India which were causing floods