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TIL that Oslo city council decided to forbid cars from entering the city by 2019

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rNwry TIL that the themesong of the well known show FUTURAMA is based and partially sampled from a 1960s song by french composer Pierre Henry.
jNQ5M TIL that Beethoven composed "Fur Elise" for a student he was infatuated with. As she was a mediocre pianist, he made the beginning of the song simple to play. However, she refused to marry him, so he added much harder parts, knowing she would never be able to play it.
DbOv TIL In the US 42.6 million adults age 45 and older are chronically lonely.
X00QD TIL India's Only Flying Ace Was Indra Lal Roy. He Served In The Royal Flying Corps Of Britain. He Had Shot Down 10 Enemy Aircrafts (Nearly 5 Were From Close Quarters) At The Mere Age Of 19.
BgONx TIL of the juiced ball theory, which suggests that the baseballs used in the MLB have been altered by the league to increase scoring. The theory came about in the late 90s and early 2000s, but the theory receded and has now been attributed to steroid use in the league at that time