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TIL that a fifth wheel was a concept to help with parallel parking in the 1950’s.

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R7DBQ TIL that Ireland is the only country in Europe to have a lower population now than 100 years ago. This can mostly be attributed to the Great Irish Famine which caused over 4 million to die or emigrate on coffin ships. The British sending food to Britain greatly contributed to mass starvation.
79db TIL that a few thousand years before Plato described Atlantis there really was a big island which disappeared in the middle of the North Sea
X8RD TIL about Bastoy, the Norwegian prison that treats inmates kindly with guards who act like social workers, and boasts a 16% reoffending rate (compared to 70% elsewhere in Europe and the US).
YQ1A TIL There is a Village in Japan named Fox Village and it is Full of Foxes that run around and play together.
VG58 TIL iHeartRadio, the media conglomerate that owns most radio stations you know, ‘auditions and hires actors to call in to talk radio shows and pose as listeners … to provide shows … with planned content in the form of stories and opinions.’