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TIL Oslo, Norway has the best subway coverage in Europe, with 80 percent of all commuting done by public transportation

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4XEba TIL Badass of the Week: Lachhiman Gurung -- After a grenade exploded in his right hand Gurung was left bleeding, partially blinded and one armed. Then he grabbed his rifle, chambered a round, and shouted, "Now come and fight a Gurkha!". Killed 31 Japanese soldiers in 4 hours that night.
WkJvY TIL Steve Comisar sold 'Solar Powered Clothes Drier' in national magazines for $49.95 each. Customers received a length of ordinary clothesline.
V0g4 TIL that the will of Caesar Augustus called for his wife to be posthumously adopted as his daughter, thus making her his heir and entitled to the privileges not given to a widow
N7MXJ TIL that it's illegal in the United States for an actor to wear a military uniform in a theatrical production that "discredits the armed forces"
xykD TIL The Eiffel Tower leans very slightly in bright sunlight, as one side is heated by the sun and expands slightly