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loQZ1 TIL "Swiss Army" is a protected trademark owned by Victorinox and is not affiliated with the Swiss armed forces in any way, meaning that the famous Swiss Army knives are not actually issued by the Swiss military.
1n4O TIL: Shaggy’s real name is Norville Rogers and in the original Scooby-Doo series, he was born in Coolsville.
6Ed6X TIL the journey of Lennie Gwyther the 9 year old who rode 1000km to see the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on his pony, met the Prime Minister and received a bat from Don Bradman
vPQ9L TIL about Shadow Hare, Cincinnati’s real-life superhero who patrolled the streets and thwarted violent crimes during the late 2000s.
YpBVx TIL Franklin Sprague, an amateur tinkerer, in 1888 managed to build the very first electrified rail system that spanned 12 miles - a feat that was accomplished in just 90 days and paved the way for a viable mass transit system