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TIL That in 1894 there was the “Great Horse-Manure Crisis” in New York City and London. Where some envisioned that in 50 years time the streets of London would be buried under 9 feet of horse manure. The problem was solved with the invention of the automobile.

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5PA8 TIL Before the adoption of the word ‘penis’ into the English language, the penis was referred to as a 'yard’.
nx6W TIL that 125 airlines from 18 African countries are blacklisted by the EU. (banned from operating in European airspace for a lack of safety oversight)… the world’s second-largest and second most populated continent, accounts for less than 3% of the world’s air traffic.
b9eL7 TIL of the Harlem Hellfighters (369th Infantry Regiment) who were assigned to fight with the French Army in WWI because US commanders refused to accept them for combat duty with white American troops - They went on to become the most decorated American unit of the war.
kOJKE TIL that America’s Oldest Private Detective Agency has been investigating China’s Fake Products
ANQRB TIL chocolate maker Lindt has sued companies that make gold-foiled chocolate bunnies for trademark infringement