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4k4E6 TIL about « Moving Day », a tradition in the province of Quebec, Canada, when residents all move at once due to most leases ending July 1st.
M7k00 TIL There is a historical belief that the ancient Egyptian pharaohs would perform a ritual in the NILE River to promote its fertility, which involved a personal act (jack off).
OGBYe TIL in the first auto show in New York in 1899, every vehicle was electric with the exception of some steam powered cars.
4KNX TIL Griffith created the WikiScanner in August 2007, which cross-references IP addresses, company IP address ownership, and content edits. WikiScanner located violators of Wikipedia rules, such as the Vatican, Wal-Mart, FBI, CIA, Church of Scientology, Exxon, Microsoft, Apple, and the UN.
P1Y8g TIL that because Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle's B25 took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo in 1942, he was honorarily authorized to wear gold Naval Aviator Wings in uniform.