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TIL Tallinn is the biggest city and the first national capital in the world to offer free bus services for everybody

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5pYp TIL in 1504 a German knight named Götz von Berlichingen lost his right arm when enemy cannon fire forced his own sword against him. He had two mechanical hands made for him, capable of holding a shield to a feathered pen. He was then known as Götz of the Iron Hand.
WeWo TIL Police Squad was cancelled because, according to the network’s entertainment president, “the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it”
9w4DM TIL ~ About Unit 100 who's main purpose was to research diseases from animals during WW2
W7p7B TIL Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization for women barbershop harmony singers
8dnb TIL The Oregon Trail game was created by 3 teachers on a teletype, which became the biggest educational game in history, yet none of the three creators saw a dime in its millions of dollars in profits.