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TIL Medieval Pilgrims Apparently Tried to Ward Off the Plague With Bawdy Badges

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gDWb TIL Before Mythbusters, Jamie and Adam built a battle bot named Blendo which competed in Robot Wars. Blendo was banned from competing after 2 fights because it was to dangerous.
P19gG TIL Andrew Lloyd Webber's reaction to the film adaptation of his musical "Cats" was to get an emotional support dog.
E1gDP TIL that during WW2 Australian soldiers and civilians and american soldiers clashed in a riot leaving 1 Australian dead and others injured.
6Y0w TIL: Kevin O'Leary from Shark Tank is always introduced as selling a company for over $3 Billion. The buyer claims “one of the most disastrous acquisitions in history.”
5byk TIL of the term Elefantenrennen, which is German for Elephant Race. It refers to when one large truck attempts to pass another with little to no speed difference, preventing anyone behind them from passing.