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TIL that "Big Ben" is not a clock, a tower, or even a building. It is the name of the large bell that is located inside Elizabeth tower.

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wL89o TIL every example of the type of engine Thomas the Tank Engine was based off of were scrapped in the 60s.
mxJp TIL NASA chose Cape Canaveral as their launch site because it has a higher linear velocity than other sites in the US.
OGeER TIL the Royal Navy transfers battle awards and honours from ship to ship that bear the same name. So the upcoming frigate "HMS London" which will serve until the late 21st century will carry the battle honours from HMS London, the 40 gun warship from 1630s and the awards from all 15 others since.
y0Ke TIL in 1975 Mattel produced a doll named “Growing Up Skipper.” The doll’s breasts would grow bigger as you turned her arm.
8rAG TIL that Pope Leo XIII 1810-1902 endorsed a popular wine that had 6 to 7.2 mg of cocaine per ounce. He was purported to have carried a hipflask of it with him and he awarded a gold medal to the French chemist who concocted it.