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TIL that around half the posts (51.52%) on the front page are reposts of previosuly overlooked original content

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7rjQx TIL that the residents of Glasgow, Scotland, donated more money to the UK's WW1 tank program than any other city. A year later, tanks were sent into Glasgow to help suppress a strike of workers demanding higher post-war wages. (The photo in this article is from the fundraising, not the strike)
mZbM TIL that in 1956 a 95 year old man named Samuel Seymour was the mystery subject on the original “I’ve Got a Secret” game show. His secret? He had witnessed the Lincoln assassination at Ford’s Theater.
69mw7 TIL that most PC and laptop keyboards have tactile markers on F and J keys to help locate them
j6G7E TIL The guy who designed Big Ben in London went insane a few months after finishing the clock design and handing the design to the project boss who never credited him for it.
JeLl TIL of Mike Millard, one of the most legendary concert bootleggers, who would pretend to be handicapped in order to sneak in his recording equipment on his wheelchair. His recordings are considered some of the best, even to this day.