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TIL that some San Francisco streets are named after Gold Rush-era prostitutes

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epELJ TIL learned that Belize was a British colony
neLY9 TIL Victorian upper class society ate ice cream and ices with a specialized fork (that was definitely a spork)
690mX TIL that green/blue screens were actually developed in the 1930s
d8jAQ TIL Cuba's former president survived more than 600 assassination attempts.
XEZQr TIL that several states have ruled Breathalyzer machines inadmissible as evidence in prosecution due to them being unreliable, improperly calibrated, etc. This has been a multi year/decade problem and people knew. The manufacturers also are shady.