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TIL the DEA tried to ban Glowsticks from Raves.

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mx7Lv TIL that Orville Wright came to regret his invention. He thought his invention would be used for observation, but he was appalled by the horrors airplanes had contributed to in war.
JYNZV TIL there is a network of illegal, gang-run hot dog trolleys in London. Rival hot dog gangs have fought turf wars and often use spotters to evade enforcers.
e09Yk TIL about the Ice block expedition of 1959. Norwegian Company GlassVatt, inspired by a challenge from Radio Luxembourg, transported a 3 ton ice block from the Arctic Circle, all the Way to the Equator in Gabon. Despite travelling across the Sahara, most of the Ice made it.