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TIL that during the 1976 British drought, standpipes were installed on streets of many districts which dispensed water. Each standpipe became a watering hole for 20 households when mains water supply was cut off. During this time, the slogan “Save Water, Bath with a Friend” became very popular.

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b9yka TIL Ryan Newman lead a campaign that may have just saved his own life. Newman crashed badly at the Daytona 500 back in 2003 prompting him to push for a reinforced bar across the windshield. In 2009 it became a regulation in NASCAR commonly referred to as the “Newman bar”.
nlXB TIL that Microsoft Excel 2000 contains a secret racing game that users can play.
J0V1 TIL that the compliance-gaining technique of adding “but you are free to refuse” after a verbal request has been found to double your chances of getting what you want.
JDKj TIL Bill Murray once showed up at a student house party in Scotland. He drank their Vodka out of a coffee cup and did their dishes.
E1xvo TIL the Nazis kept a secret list of people to be immediately arrested after the invasion of England. The list included numerous political leaders, but also Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells, and the head of the Boy Scouts