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TIL a bank developed a prototype online banking system for Super Nintendo in 1998

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N7AVe TIL about Swahili Time. The local clock is measured from sunrise (1pm) which replaces 7am Western time . In order to convert to local time you must add six hours to GMT (+3).
P1k0g TIL That English sports betting site William Hill, who offered 5000-1 odds on Leiceister City winning the English Premier League in 2015, ended up losing $3 million. Because of this, they no longer offer odds higher than 1000-1 for bets on teams winning championships.
kJo74 TIL that before the 19th century, the Versailles was often extremely dirty. Women pulled up their skirts up to pee where they stood, while some men urinated in the middle of the royal chapel. Marie-Antoinette was once hit by human waste being thrown out the window as she walked through a courtyard.
rRAno TIL there’s an Australian street artist named “Wanksy” who draws large penises on potholes in order to convince the city council to fix them.
PYOen TIL that honey does not spoil. You could still eat honey that is thousands of years old.