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TIL that when Louis Réard introduced the modern two-piece bikini, no runway model would wear the risqué and revealing design, so he hired a nude dancer from the Casino de Paris to showcase it instead.

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78PMp TIL that the number 4 in Roman Numerals is expressed as IIII rather IV on a clock face so as not to offend the god, Jupiter. Jupiter’s name in Latin is IVPPITER and it was felt that placing the first two letters upside down would be disrepectful.
wG0Y TIL: Frank Zamboni and his brother Lawrence owned and operated a block ice business, but with the advent of the electric refrigerator, they knew their days were numbered. They opened an ice rink instead, which led to Frank’s invention of a machine for resurfacing the ice
awbwb TIL Dolly Parton entered a lookalike contest and lost!
d85Xj TIL that the world’s last Feudal Lord saved her tiny island from WWII German invaders by etiquette, snobbery, and a lot of pluck
8Y9G TIL Hitler sanctioned the construction of a six-wheeled 3,000hp Porsche intended to break the land speed record. It was 27ft long and made its power from a 44.5 liter V12