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TIL the “Tank Man” photo is still banned in China

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pZL8 TIL that the bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington is still intact. “According to the bill… [The Founding Fathers] drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 of whiskey, 22 of porter, 8 of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch”. The party had 55 attendees.
W7dKY TIL that there's a form of synesthesia where people transcribe the speech of others into text as imaginary subtitles
4k9ab TIL That The Star-Spangled Banner was originally a British drinking song
neKxW TIL a German POW called Georg Gärtner successfully escaped and lived in the US for 40 years before revealing his identity after his wife, who had no idea about his history, became increasingly frustrated over his refusal to talk about his past and threatened divorce. He became a US Citizen in 2009.
nWoGd TIL that the reason why certain commercial washing machines have come with the warning label "Do not put any person in this washer" is because companies have been sued after small children have climbed inside washers which have then been started.