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TIL that in the 17th century, tulip bulb futures became incredibly valuable in the Netherlands. At the peak of the craze, a single tulip bulb sold for the value of a nice house.

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WkN5d TIL about Zofia Rydet, a Polish photographer who, at age 67, decided to try to shoot the interior of every home in Poland. Over the final 19 years of her life, she shot 20,000 images. She said, "The simplest, most ordinary documentary picture becomes a great truth about human fate."
9EOD TIL that John Deere is the largest operator of autonomous vehicles
5VLnk TIL Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, bought a taxi license plate in 2004 under the name O'Leary Cabs, with only one vehicle, his own Mercedes, so he can legally use Dublin bus lanes
opW8 TIL that the U.S. military is building a stealth bike with an electric battery, capable of silent operation for covert missions
b6l6E TIL Cassini was able to measure the change in diameter of the Sun's disk as Earth moved toward and then away from the Sun through a hole in a church, confirming Kepler's heliocentric theory. The same church hosts a fresco depicting Prophet Mohamed in hell being tortured and devoured by a demon