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TIL of internet porn pioneer Danni Ashe who, due to her success in the early days of the internet, is the only woman who was on the cover of the Wall Street Journal and Juggs magazine

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xVdPb TIL the British rail service is so ludicrous that one delay was caused because the Train Operator and Network Rail would not agree about the size of a Pheasant that was hit.
9wljB TIL the 1902 Rickshaw Controversy. After colonizing the Philippines, Americans tried to "improve" urban public transportation by replacing privately operated horse-cabs with publicly-funded Rickshaws. It failed as Filipinos thought it turned them into beasts of burden, and revolted against the idea.
LkQvp TIL in 2010, a Florida jail forced some inmates to watch The Polar Express on repeat. One inmate filed a lawsuit claiming that "I hear those little kids screaming through my brain,"
QB8X TIL Insects Are More Closely Related to Lobsters and Crabs Than They Are to Centipedes and Millipedes
WkgEN TIL December 25th is the anniversary of Chinese activist Qian Yunhui's death, who was held down in front of then ran over by a large truck.