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TIL the first New York City subway opened in 1870 and had a fan propel a single railcar through a tunnel. It was eventually decommissioned (due to corruption) and the modern subway was introduced in 34 years later.

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Z8VQB TIL studies have shown that 47% of adult male prisoners have a history of traumatic brain injury. Over two thirds had their first brain injury before their first offence.
Egr6p TIL there is a registry for clowns (no not that one). Unique clown face designs are registered - on an egg.
j6dPQ TIL that in 1972, Italian musician Adriano Celentano released a song called Prisencolinensinainciusol. The name of the song and its lyrics are gibberish but are intended to sound like English in an American accent. It ended up being a big hit.
wL7MJ TIL Charles "Old Hoss " Radbourn, an MLB pitcher from 1880 to 1891, won 60 games in a single season and is believed to be the first person ever photographed "flipping the bird".
ODn1 TIL that Phil LaMarr, the actor who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction whom was famously shot in the face by accident, went on to be the voice of Hermes on Futurama, Samurai Jack and many more animated characters.