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TIL an early Fax machine was demonstrated at the 1851 World's fair and the first commercial telefax service was in 1865, 11 years before the telephone.

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OyQg TIL a Dutch warship was disguised as a tropical island to escape detection by the Japanese in WWII. It was the only ship of its class to survive.
EnX TIL that, without the Moon, the Earth would spin at a rate of 6 hours full rotation
rRV6x TIL the first Fantasy (American) Football player ever drafted upon its creation was the legendary Hall of Fame George Blanda in 1962 by the The Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League
rRbQy TIL that Manhattan was bought by the Dutch for about $24 dollars
EbMo TIL a man in the United Kingdom was so fed up that his city wasn’t repairing potholes, he went and spray painted penises on them, earning him the nickname “Wanksy”