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TIL The tenant of a Paris flat was evicted and ordered to pay her landlord the entirety of her €47,000 short-term rental earnings for illegally subletting the property on Airbnb

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BgNXe TIL the Giro d'Italia used to award the Black Jersey to the rider in last overall place. This move spurred fierce competition among riders determined to be last across the finish line. Tactics included hiding in bars, behind hedges, in farm buildings, and even puncturing their own tires
dDDo7 TIL about Eyam, a village that self- quarantined after the Plague arrived in 1665 to successfully stop it from spreading to neighbouring villages.
a80DL TIL in 2004, 6 British soldiers got trapped in a Mexican cave and caused tensions between the two countries. Mexico didn’t know what they were doing there.
Ypk4B Metallic microlattice is the lightest metal structure ever created. It was developed by scientists at HRL Laboratories, jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. While it's 99.99% air, its structure makes it strong and could be used in future planes and vehicles.
Me0E0 TIL the current form of herion was as marketed as "non-addictive morphine substitute" / cough suppressant and is derived from morphine. The inventor thought to had removed the addictive aspect but after further research it appeared to be the most addictive version of morphine ever.