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TIL Rita Wilson was in the Brady Bunch

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a8WLM TIL Over 7000 Kriegslokomotiven (War Locomotives) were built by Germany during WW2. Today, 5 of them are the last of Europe's industrial steam trains.
xValg TIL of H. Beatty Chadwick, the man who holds the record for the longest time in contempt of court. After serving 14 years for refusing to disclose funds in a civil matter, Chadwick was released because the court decided that his incarceration had "lost it's coercive effect."
v1jZR TIL in ancient Rome, skilled or educated slaves could save enough money to buy their freedom
awwZ9 TIL of the quietest place on earth is an anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories, where one can sit in complete darkness and silence: producing hallucinogenic feelings like hearing your body’s internal sounds, including heartbeat, and having a heightened self awareness.
ADx7o TIL Sputnik the fist satellite was only the size of a basketball.