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TIL There is a place called the Three Emperors' Corner, which for more than 40 years marked the place at which the borders of three of Europe's most powerful empires – the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary and the German Empire – met.

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4Mog TIL the “Don’t wear white after Labor Day” rule was started by rich housewives after the Civil War. It was a way for woman from “noble old money” who were in the know to recognize those of “vulgar new money.”
pYrWZ TIL that the morning after the Titanic sank, a man on a nearby vessel who was unaware of the sinking photographed an iceberg with a red streak he suspected to be paint from a ship. For years the law firm for White Star Line, the Titanic’s owner, had the original displayed in their office.
ERZo TIL Bhutan is only carbon negative country in he world, the country emits around 1.5 million tonnes of carbon annually, while its forests absorb over 6 million tonnes. Bhutan is aiming for zero net greenhouse gas emissions, zero-waste by 2030 and to grow 100 percent organic food by 2020
W5RY TIL in auditioning for the role of Captain Picard, Patrick Stewart had initially brought a toupee out of concern over his baldness. Gene Roddenberry told him to ditch it.
e0P6L TIL that even horses get nervous when they are about to participate in a race, and the jockeys bring goats that calm the horse down