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TIL Boston had a horse-drawn railway system that predated its current subway in the 1850s

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Lm89 TIL in the Japanese localization of “Inside Out,” Pixar replaced the scenes involving broccoli with bell peppers, because Japanese kids don’t think broccoli is gross.
6915w TIL that an actor called Noel Gugliemi plays a character called "Hector" in 6 different films and 3 TV shows
VMneZ TIL That the word "mama" has the same meaning in almost all languages
v1NOK TIL A statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley radiates free wifi. It was designed to inspire entrepreneurs who come to the Silicon Valley to think big and selflessly.
X07oj TIL the most widely consumed alcoholic spirit in the world is baijiu, a Chinese liquor. In 2018, 10.8 billion liters were sold — more than whisky, vodka, gin, rum, and tequila combined.