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TIL that in 1859 the most powerful recorded solar storm shocked telegraph operators through their machines and set their papers on fire.

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kJg8E TIL at the luxurious French brothel One-Two-Two there were themed rooms. One of the rooms, the Orient Express was a replica of a train car. It had sound effects and shook and bounced like a real train in motion. You could even have an intrusive conductor barge into the room and join in.
65w TIL In ‘n’ Out Burger used to let customers add as many extra patties with cheese as they wanted to their burgers until one group of 8 ordered one with 100 patties which contained 19450 kcals
wowMY TIL that the United States is home to about 43% of Golf Courses Worldwide, more than any other nation.
E18eW TIL in ancient Rome, famous gladiators endorsed products just like modern athletes do. Some of these endorsements have survived in ancient frescoes. The makers of the film Gladiator downplayed this historical angle on the assumption that modern audiences would not believe it.
MeZ6V TIL that Edoardo Agnelli, son of former Fiat owner and immediate heir of the Fiat empire. Had converted to Shia Islam and became a close friend to Iran's government in the 80s