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TIL in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, public transportation is free for its residents.

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N7J1E TIL of the 'Phantom of Heilbronn' a female serial killer sought by Austrian police for 16 years. It later transpired they were using contaminated swabs to collect DNA from crime scenes.
698yW TIL that the county where Walt Disney World is located was originally called Mosquito County
9wWep TIL that the term limelight (as in being in the limelight or spotlight) dates to a time when actual quicklime was burned to create an intense white light, which could then illuminate a stage
vPPdD TIL That the High Five is younger than Star Wars. Both debuting in 1977.
gMxV7 TIL of the Mary Celeste, an American merchant ship found adrift by the Dei Gratia, intact & crew missing, in the Atlantic off the Azores in 1872, a month after leaving port. Though amply supplied and personal belongings intact, there was no sign of where or why they left. The crew was never found.