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TIL: San Pellegrino is naturally carbonated from the moment it comes out of the ground

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rNkbe TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history happened at the Turkish seige of Vienna. Commanded and led by the King of Poland, 18,000 German and Polish horsemen charged at the Turkish line, destroying the invading Ottoman army. The battle is thought to have ended the Islamic invasion of Europe.
yQ75M TIL that in ancient Egypt, original marshmallows - made from the roots of the Althaea officinalis plant - were reserved for royalty.
gax4 TIL That there is a 1500km band of land in Namibia covered in unexplained “Fairy Circles” that appear to grow and also die. Scientists have studied the area for over 30 years and still do not know their cause.
E1EEo TIL that in 18th century, the King of Sweden conducted an experiment to prove that caffeine was dangerous. It used two pairs of twins, each with one twin drinking three pots of coffee and the other three pots of tea for the rest of their lives. They all outlived the king and every doctor involved.
NXXe1 TIL that the last battle of the thirty years war was fought at Prague where the war started thirty years earlier during the bohemian revolt. Swedish forces took parts of the city including Prague castle and looted it for months before being repelled by bohemian forces.