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TIL Würstelstände (austrian sausage stands) began as mobile stalls in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to support disabled veterans. Stationary stands emerged in the 1960s, thriving near transit hubs and catering to night owls.

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0dp1N TIL in 1972 Don Rickles mocked mobster Joe Gallo onstage and after the show Gallo invited Rickles to Umbertos Clam House, to which he declined. A firefight erupted at Umbertos later that night, killing Gallo.
a8wA9 TIL about the "Pilate Stone," a damaged block of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judea from AD 26 to 36.
j6g9j TIL to move partially completed airplane fuselages, Airbus uses a custom-built giant plane called the Beluga Super Transporter
nWJEr TIL that the term “gaslighting” comes from a 1938 thriller play called Gas Light, set in 1880s London, in which a husband tries to convince his wife she’s insane.
69Db8 TIL that in parts of Europe like France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, heads of calves are eaten. In France, this dish is called tête de veau or cervelle de veau.