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TIL horse meat was sold as beef in Europe

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Wk1bB TIL, in New York City in 1890, a horse drawn cab traveled at 6 miles per hour. In New York City in 1990, an automobile cab traveled at 6 miles per hour.
pBWp TIL That the Professor from Gilligan’s Island was the first husband of Carol Brady from The Brady Bunch, and that Gilligan’s last name was “Whitehead”.
AyZg TIL The Beatles approached Stanley Kubrick to direct a LOTR movie starring themselves. Tolkien killed the project as a result of his hate for The Beatles. A hate developed after moving 3 doors down from The Beatles in 1964, who irked him with the “indescribable” noise from their practice sessions.
7ybX TIL that India has the world’s largest backlog of court cases with over 30 million people awaiting justice, and it will take the Indian government approximately 466 years to clear the backlog of 30 million pending cases.
Z8a5D TIL about Ching Shih, a Chinese prostitute who married a pirate & took over his fleet when he died. She was so successful, the Chinese sent an armada to stop her. She captured 63 of their ships. After 2 yrs of fighting they offered her amnesty. She kept all her $, ran brothels & casinos & died at 69