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TIL the growing German city of Wuppertal needed a railway, but had nowhere to put it. A regular monorail was deemed unsuitable, and an experimental "Floating Monorail" system was selected and constructed through the city and above the river, and remains in popular use today after over 115 years.

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yQxWX TIL In the original version of Tenacious D's "Tribute", the "Greatest Song In The World" consists mainly of Stairway to Heaven.
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8D6Z TIL Henry Ford spied on his employees at home to ensure they were living virtuously.
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