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TIL that the obelisk that stands at the centre of Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City, is a four thousand year old Egyptian obelisk that was brought to Rome from Alexandria by Caligula in 37 AD.

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80db TIL the first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a “film bucket” that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.
gXaX TIL In 1935 German engineers created a streamlined motorcycle with the engine in the front wheel. There was likely only one made and it’s current location is unknown.
1awp4 TIL In 1994, after hearing of the impending Y2K glitch, a man trademarked the date “01-01-00” and by the year 2000 it had earned him over $260 million in royalties
jRjX TIL that nudists were early adopters of volleyball and by the 1960s a volleyball court was standard in most nudist clubs.
Z8KrQ TIL: Romans used geese as guard animals.