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TIL of the Basilisk of Warsaw, a mythical creature that allegedly terrorised 16th-century Poland and was ‘defeated’ by a criminal in a mirrored suit of armour.

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lyJV TIL of Marvin Heemeyer, a small garage owner who outfitted a large bulldozer with steel & concrete armor, video cameras and gun-ports, then took it on a rampage in Granby, Colorado.
7Plp TIL from about 950 to 1250 AD was known as the Medieval Warm Period which had temperatures of 1 °C warmer than today.
4XDO6 TIL Flying "coach" is a reference to traveling by stagecoach, which involved large numbers of travelers sharing cramped quarters with little to no amenities. This primitive, negative connotation is why airlines don't officially call it "coach," but rather "economy class."
1EvP TIL Ontario employs a police interrogator so effective, the running joke is “if you’re under questioning and Jim Smyth walks in, don’t make any appointments for the next 25 years”. His trick: offering coffee and a sympathetic ear.
D1Vlp TIL that France’s longest land border is with Brazil