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TIL there’s no iced tea in Long Island iced tea.

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R58ow TIL about Mansa Musa, 9th Mansa of the Mali Empire and candidate for richest person in history. Mansa Musa presided over Mali's 14th Century golden age, when it traded across the Sahara with Europe and Egypt and made Timbuktu a centre of Islamic learning and scholarship.
168KV TIL the 1900 Summer Olympics had mail coach driving as an equestrian event. The contestants drove mail coaches drawn by four horses each, with the winners determined by a jury.
x6pPD TIL that voice navigation with numbered streets can’t tell the difference between a wide array of street addresses because they sound identical.
vPRAL TIL foot massages can lead to uterine contractions and cervical ripening in pregnant women, and can lead to preterm labor
j6Naj TIL about "Aunt Sammy," Uncle Sam's wife. Created in the 1920s by the US Dept of Agriculture as a radio show for farm wives, she would "gossip" about social activities & gardening, answer questions, and provide recipes. Local women voiced Aunt Sammy so their accents matched the broadcast areas.