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TIL The first toilet paper factory in the USSR was built in 1969, 8 years after they went to space.

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Meb4W TIL Hookworms were responsible for giving the American South the notorious stereotype of being stupid and lazy
j6XwN TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t allowed to dub his own role in Terminator in German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future come back in time and sound like a hillbilly.
O946 TIL a feudal peasant had to work 50-60 days/year for the lord of the manor to pay for accommodation and taxes. A modern worker needs to work 80-100 days/year to pay for accommodation and taxes.
LkYwZ TIL that Niagara Falls gets turned down at night!
xVpb5 TIL that the first person killed by an automobile was Bridget Driscoll (UK), who received fatal injuries when she walked into the path of a car moving at 4 mph (6.4 km/h), as it was giving demonstration rides in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, UK on 17 August 1896.