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TIL in project Cybersyn, Chile almost became the first cybernetic state in the world. It was destroyed in the coup of 1973.

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ADvJo TIL beer soup was a common breakfast in medieval Europe.
5YVbr TIL that actor Mark Wahlberg had a cocaine addiction at the age of 13. He was also charged with attempted murder at 16 after bashing a Vietnamese man over the head with a stick and shouting racial slurs at him.
gJm7 TIL that Michael Phelps holds the world record for the longest televised golf putt.
1VYD TIL before it was burnt down in 48 BC by Julius Caeser, the Library of Alexandria is thought to have had a working steam engine.
X0m8D TIL that most of Ireland learned the format of seasons based on tradition, and not science, meaning the majority of Irish people categorize different months to different seasons than the rest of the world