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TIL Pirates were among the first groups to institute democratic governance, including election of captains.

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m18jP TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.
PVrL TIL that when asked how he had managed to gather so much information on his classmates, 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg replied that they were “Dumb fucks” for trusting him
XE6y8 TIL that the definition of sport is so vague that things such as seeing who can throw a pillow the furthest are technically a sport.
BrDnd TIL Japanese typewriters have a different kind of design then the other typewriter to accommodate 2400 Kanji characters it has a cylindrical design and typing is slow and hectic as you have to search an enter only one character from array of 2400 characters
0w96A TIL that in 1973 the CEO of GM dismissed Honda's CVCC technology as only good for "little toy motorcycle engines." Soichiro Honda then bought a Chevy Impala with a 5.7L V8 and had engineers build a CVCC system for it. Flown back to the US, it passed EPA tests without a catalytic converter.