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TIL of Roller Coasters You Could Drive Your Own Car On In The 1920s - The Autopian

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6amQ TIL, Apple in the 80s paid gaming magazines to downplay Mac’s gaming abilities, which was better than the PC’s, to project them as professional tools
QNdxE TIL that there’s a planet mostly made from diamond. The alien planet, a so-called "super-Earth," is called 55 Cancri e and was discovered in 2004 around a nearby star in our Milky Way galaxy.
wLvJo TIL that the Earth was shown to be curved, and how big, as early as ancient Egypt.
J1XLV TIL Nordstrom's accepted a return of used tires from a customer because Nordstrom's bought three stores from the company that sold the original tires. The company even hangs tires in some break rooms to demonstrate their commitment to customer service.
OBkX TIL the Bronx Zoo once caged an African man