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TIL: that Migros, a Swiss supermarket chain, had self check-out machines back in 1965.

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ne9kP TIL: There are two red lines, on the floor, in the House Of Commons that opposing members are not allowed to cross. The measured distance is the length of two swords, and was intended to deter two members from initiating an on the spot duel.
nNBP TIL that Michael Jackson had a meeting in one of the twin towers on the morning of 9/11 but missed it because he overselpt
ANNZd TIL a broken Tamil bell was used as a pot to boil potatoes by Māori for generations in pre-contact New Zealand. It is unknown how the bell got to New Zealand
k8E7 TIL that the most prolific serial killer in medieval europe, and possibly ever, was executed by having all of his limbs broken and threaded through the spokes of a wheel. He was kept alive and conscious on the wheel for 9 days by a daily dose of a “strong drink”.
9VoB TIL that the urban legend of carrots giving night vision was invented as a cover-up by the British RAF in WWII. They were able to shoot down German planes at night using radar; rather than letting the enemy know about their technology, they claimed it was carrots that gave the gunners night vision