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TIL London has a Walking and cycling commissioner

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vQlj TIL: Some of The Beatles first gigs were eight hours long and fueled by stimulants.
VMRP8 TIL the Lincoln Memorial was almost a giant pyramid. During the planning process for the memorial various designs were considered and rejected. One design would have had the memorial built inside of a giant Egyptian style pyramid.
eQd6 TIL people worry about kids eating lead paint chips, not because kids are stupid and will eat anything, but because lead is sweet like candy.
kOwg4 TIL that the name of the eponymous character "STAN" from Eminem's biggest hit song of the same name ,has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous, maniacal, overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality; the term has since been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
4X80R TIL Nero’s Golden Palace was rediscovered during the Renaissance, when a young man tripped, fell down a hole, and found himself in the cavernous, subterranean rooms of Nero’s palace.