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TIL the primary purpose of a Castle’s moat was to prevent attackers from tunnelling under the walls.

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QAXE Til a chocolate scientist has her taste buds insured for 1 Million pounds
n9xW TIL that there`s already a successor for the Blu Ray Disc, that has a capacity of up to 6TB and data transfer rates like a SATA 3 Hard Drive
xVnXB TIL, French Train Driver Andre Tanguy stayed in his seat as an approaching runaway train sped towards him at the platform. He continually warned his own passengers to evacuate the train/platform until he was killed.
69X77 TIL that Nike created a pair of shoes that were so advanced, they were banned from the Olympics because they were considered as technological doping.The Alphaflys, or “the shoe that broke running”, as sports scientist Dr Ross Tuckercalled them, contain tech designed to deliver greater energy return
8axjV TIL of Red Flag Laws almost enacted in Pennsylvania in 1896 which would require all motorists upon chance encounters with cattle or livestock to immediately stop the vehicle, disassemble it, and conceal the components out of sight behind nearby bushes until equestrian or livestock is pacified.