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TIL of the Gyro-X, a 1967 two-wheeled concept car with a 22-inch gyroscope, designed for efficiency and a smaller footprint

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AN9bw TIL that Taylor Swift's 2010 song 'Enchanted' was likely about Adam Young of Owl City. He responded with a cover on his blog just before Valentine's Day, addressing her by name in the lyrics and telling her he was "enchanted to meet her, too." Taylor never responded publicly to the cover or post.
mxV6E TIL of Drachten, a town in the Netherlands, where almost all traffic lights and signs have been removed in the town's centre in an effort to improve traffic safety, based on the theory that drivers pay more attention to their surroundings when they cannot rely on strict traffic rules.
59wk TIL the whoopee cushion was invented by Elagabalus, a 14-year-old Roman Emperor who often used it at dinner parties. He was assassinated at the age of 18.
Rm6w TIL More than 95 percent of Americans descend from individuals who did not live in North America in the 18th century.
JYPVl TIL in 1967, there was a classroom experiment created to explain how the German people could accept the actions of the Nazis and also demonstrate the appeal of fascism. What began with only a few students spiraled out of control with hundreds of people believing it to be a real social movement.