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TIL the Supreme Court’s ruling on FCC v. AT&T, which determined that corporations don’t have the same rights as people, ends “We trust that AT&T will not take it personally”

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gxjy TIL British gunboats were having problems being lit on fire during World War II, so they designed a special diesel engine with the cylinders in a DELTA configuration. The engine worked so well, it is still in service 70 years later, and is half the size of its competitors. But just a 5th the weight.
oy9Y TIL King Charles VI of France and four lords dressed as wild men in costumes made of oil pitch-covered linen and hemp. His idiot or genius brother thrust a torch too closely in an attempt to identify them, thereby setting the men ablaze. The king was aside flirting with a lady and only he survived.
DOjr TIL during WWI Belgium opened their sluices to allow seawater to flow in and flood their country to prevent German occupation. They held their front for the duration of the war.
wo556 TIL the statement "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" was made up by the brand Kellogs to get more people to buy cereal.
jdOR TIL that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won Walt Disney a special kind of Oscar:It consisted of one full size Oscar and seven miniature ones.