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TIL that in 1920, The Maharaja (King) of Alwar (India) used Rolls Royce cars as garbage collection vehicles, after facing discrimination at the Rolls Royce Showroom when he went there to buy cars.

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K1la TIL that in 1906 when Dr. Alois Alzheimer presented his groundbreaking research on the disease which would later be known as Alzheimer’s Disease, the audience asked zero questions and made zero comments because they simply wanted to hear the next lecture (which was about compulsive masturbation)
neBEB TIL In 1985 2 young Irish boys made it to New York on their own with no money
PwnG TIL that Finnish people were believed to be able to control weather. This resulted in reluctance to accept Finnish Sailors aboard ships from the Vikings all the way until the 1900s.
KnXJ TIL Canadian Athlete and amputee, Terry Fox, stricken with cancer, ran across Canada to raise awareness for Cancer research. He ran an astounding 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles) before having to stop due to his ailments.
gAJ8 TIL There is an enzyme that can ‘glue’ scrap meat together and is then sold as prime cuts. It is so convincing even butchers cannot spot the difference.