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TIL that most of the trains in the North Korean capital Pyongyang are actually reused trains from the Berlin metro.

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b66mN TIL that 3 current colleges in the U.S. were established in the 1600s: Harvard University (1636), College of William & Mary (1693) and St. John's College (1696)
ADyVd TIL: In 1457 a man and his pig was put on trial and the pig was sentenced to death in Savigny, France for eating a young boy. Three lawyers were present at the trial. Two for the prosecution, and one for the defense of the pig.
8aWOV TIL during the funeral of William the Conqueror, his body was too large to fit into the tomb. When attendants forced the body into the tomb it burst, spreading a disgusting odour throughout the church.
wdRE TIL a man narrowly avoided the death penalty after his alibi was confirmed at a dodgers game on the show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
OGGv7 TIL that Eddie Money didn’t like the demo of “Take me home tonight“ but knew he had to persuade Ronnie Spector to do the catch line of “be my baby“ from her 1963 hit. The success of their song helped revive his career and encouraged her to resume hers.