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TIL a “Vomitorium” is a corridor or space that allows people to rapidly exit a stadium.

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8Dm4 TIL that there is a punctuation mark called an “interrobang”. It is the name given to “?!”.
WNAB TIL that Versailles’s over 2000 fountains consumed more water per day than the entire city of Paris. To solve the water shortage, the fountaineers would signal each other upon the king’s approach to turn on the fountain. Once the king passed the fountain, it would be turned off again.
BrxBD TIL the first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, asmall fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.
E6Xx TIL 24 out of the 56 countries and states of Africa are in a war or military conflict
vYpB TIL PETA kills nearly 90% of the animals in its shelters each year, despite the fact that it could feasibly kill none.