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TIL that the last Republican mayor of Pittsburgh served for one year - 1933 - the same year the Pittsburgh Steelers were founded.

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m1wdy TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She went on to work in circuses until her death in 1989.
1v98 TIL that men who ejaculate more than five times a week are a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life.
P1xLw TIL The first reference to a space station in fiction was in 1869 and it was made from bricks.
QJB49 TIL Ruth Hale was paid by Lucky Strikes to encourage women to join march “Light another torch of freedom” inviting women to smoke cigarettes out in the public
gnML TIL common duct tape isn’t designed to be used in actual ductwork.