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TIL that the First Drunk Driver Smashed His Electric Cab Into A Building 127 Years Ago

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NXknb TIL that Juan de Pareja, the slave of the Spanish artist Velazquez, became a skilled artist in his own right by observing his master's techniques and practising them in secret.
4JAb TIL In South Carolina, the maximum sentence for beating your dog is longer than the max sentence for beating your wife.
j64YM TIL that ITER is the nuclear fusion research project aimed to create energy through a fusion process similar to that of the Sun. Creating an artificial Sun, hoping to generate electricity has already been described as the most expensive science experiment of all time.
v4xK TIL before 1939 in Ireland, if a Guinness brewer wished to marry a Catholic, his resignation was requested.
vPwDK TIL that the city of New Orleans - which is widely known for its culinary scene - has zero Michelin-starred restaurants. This is solely because Michelin currently limits its coverage in the U.S. to a few select regions: California, New York, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Illinois.