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TIL that in the 1860s, Napoleon III backed the “Pantelegraph", an early fax machine invented by Giovanni Caselli in 1855 - over 20 years before the telephone. It sent handwriting over telegraph lines; 25 words took 108 seconds. It was frequently used to verify signatures in banking.

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GvKQ TIL: More members of Alcoholics Anonymous die from cigarette related illnesses than alcohol. Including one of the co-founders who continued smoking even after needing an oxygen tank to breathe.
9wMYm TIL average onset of menstruation for girls in 1840 was age 17. In 2000 it was 12 years old.
6aAW TIL, you should measure the blood pressure in both of your arms. If there is a large difference, this may signify an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or even death.
GYAx7 TIL that when an inaugural flight from the US landed in Magadan, Russia in the 1990s, the airport had no de-icing service. The pilot rounded up every bottle of vodka around, and sprayed it on the wings with a garden hose.
Z8Rb4 TIL about King Farouk of Egypt, who was condemned as lustful, greedy, sybaritic, and avaricious, yet one author wrote that he was the victim of "sizeism", charging that Farouk was condemned for his lifestyle because he was fat and bald.