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TIL that from the 1940s Sunbeam produced several models of toasters that could sense the heat passing through the toast, meaning that regardless of the color of the bread (white or wholemeal) and the initial temperature of the bread (even frozen), the bread would always be toasted to the same degree

e0DZk TIL the punctuation mark "?!" Is called an Interrobang.
PY1eJ TIL J.K Rowling invented Quidditch while in a pub.
mBAY TIL Pennsylvania still charges its citizens an 18% tax on alcohol to pay for damages of the 1936 Johnstown flood.
R59gQ TIL that the First Drunk Driver Smashed His Electric Cab Into A Building 127 Years Ago
k7Nm TIL that in the late 1600s London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout “Spanko!” before running away