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TIL Conrad Heyer, born in 1749, is this earliest-born person ever to be photographed

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9wMaX TIL Despite being the Heavyweight Champion of the world, Tyson Fury was not allowed to eat in a restaurant in the UK in 2016 because gypsies were not allowed
OovQ1 TIL that during the Second World War, it was found that British tank crews regularly left the safety of their tanks in order to make tea. Accordingly, post war British tanks have been fitted with internal tea-making facilities to enable tank crews to make tea in safety.
ebZL TIL some cargo ships use parachutes to burn less fuel.
rVbM TIL Pigs are smarter than dolphins
oXlL TIL ukuleles weren’t introduced to Hawaii until the late 1800s. They were quickly popularized because the king at the time thought they were really neat.