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TIL of the British Roundabout Appreciation Society, an organisation devoted to… appreciating roundabouts and acknowledging the fact that they’re superior to “fascist, robotic traffic lights”

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p8LRe TIL of Sophia Blanchard one of the first women to fly hot air balloons. She lost consciousness on a few occasions, endured freezing temperatures and almost drowned when her balloon crashed in a marsh. In 1819, she died when her air balloon crashed. 10 years earlier her husband died the same way.
dLpQ TIL on June 29, 1995, a department store in Seoul, Korea collapsed, killing 500 people. During construction, the owner insisted on adding an unauthorized 6th floor with a swimming pool. When his engineers protested, they were fired.
EYj0 TIL that in 1989 the Pittsburgh Pirate’s radio announcer said, after the Pirates took a 10-run lead, “If they lose this game, I’ll walk home” from Philadelphia. They did lose, and after the season he did walk from Philly to Pgh for charity.
woy8J TIL that a large proportion of the real estate agents are unable to sell a property for a price that compensates for the added cost of their commission. Additionally, selling your home without an agent yields higher sales prices on average.
D1aoe TIL that New Zealander Nigel Richards memorised the French dictionary and won a French Scrabble competition. He does not speak French at all.