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TIL: That Debtors Prison existed up until 1867 where people were incarcerated for being unable to pay their commercial debts

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Lkpvr TIL that for 2-syllable heteronyms (in English) that have 1 noun meaning and 1 verb meaning, there exist a pattern where the noun is 1st syllable stressed and the verb is 2nd syllable stressed, e.g Present, Record, Contract, Project, Insult
AGJg TIL that John Steinbeck once said of the Model T Ford: “Two generations of Americans knew more about the Ford coil than about the clitoris”
EaPV TIL that the Soviet launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was such a shocking event that at least one theater manager stopped the movie to announce it. The movie was Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, and in the audience was a young Stephen King.
e0lgg TIL that the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves are the two oldest teams in major league baseball, both having been founded the same year as the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
ne8Mr TIL That Russia had a small colony in Africa (modern-day Djibouti) for about one month.