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TIL that the first parking restrictions were in ancient Assyria in c700 BCE. They were made by king Sennacherib about the prohibition to park along the sacred road. The oldest parking signs read "Royal Road - let no man decrease it". The penalty was death followed by impaling outside one's own home

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awyJM TIL The French are European Champions at abandoning pets. Between 100,000 and 200,000 pets are abandoned in France every year (60% during summer). In the UK the figure is closer to 16,000 a year. Typical excuses include going on holiday, having a baby, moving house, and new partner with allergies
p85bN TIL In 1840 the word OK was prominence as achieved national one predecessor was as Ow
5RMD TIL - A man made a pain scale after being stung or bitten by over 80 different species of insects. The descriptions really bring it home.
XvQk TIL a man discovered a painting worth 1.25 million, by playing the boardgame Masterpiece and noticing the Heade painting showcased in the game bore a similar resemblance to the one he was using to cover a hole in his wall.
4Vya TIL after writing several scathing editorials about a scientist’s “ridiculous” claim that the moon could be reached with rockets, the New York Times published a correction…three days before the moon landing in 1969.