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R54Vw TIL: Gargoyles on building were used to divert water on the roof away from the building by spraying the water through the mouth. It's related to the word "gargle"
gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.
jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
9YoBG TIL that the Simpson’s intro song is a parody of the Jetson’s intro
epjwE TIL The Netherlands (41,865 km²/12,900 sq mi; pop 17,9 mil) is the third-largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world (after the US and Brazil and before China)