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TIL Cablevision was actually founded by Charles Dolan, who was also the creator of HBO

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pPLO TIL that a woman in Florida didn’t just marry a Ferris wheel, she renewed her wedding vows to it. And fed it pizza.
nWJ5P TIL Los Angeles was the first city in America to successfully embrace sushi. In 1966, a man named Noritoshi Kanai and his Jewish business partner, Harry Wolff, opened Kawafuku Restaurant in Little Tokyo.
OoRe TIL that there is a mathematical formula that when graphed, produces an image of the formula itself
JY0d4 TIL Many Japanese swords can be traced back to one of five "Gokaden" or "The Five Traditions" which were traditional schools of sword smithing. Each is named for the historical regions of Japan where they originated. As time went on, different schools merged techniques to forge more unique swords.
RPVQ TIL that before air-dropped bombs were used in WWI, solid-cast darts called Flechettes were dropped in large batches from British and French planes over enemy trenches, which were capable of piercing helmets and skulls