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TIL the Netherlands has a Quick-Response Team of firefighters, outfitted with military-style tactical gear

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1aPbO TIL that after Spartacus was defeated, Crassus, the commander of the Roman forces, crucified 6,000 of the surviving rebels and lined the road with them—a crucifixion every ~100 feet for over 100 miles.
4kM1w TIL that in the late 18th/early 19th centuries, an explorer traveled over 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, and mapped 4.9 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) of the continent.
OoyYL TIL that President John Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. His last words were “Thomas Jefferson survives” unaware that Jefferson had passed away hours earlier.
ylrl TIL Waiters’ Perception That Black People Tip Less is Actually True. Research From Cornell Hotel School.
mREy TIL Airborne tablets have never been proven to improve your immune system, and may even cause kidney stones. In 2006, ABC News discovered that the “lab” that Airborne had hired to complete a study had not a single scientist or doctor on staff, and was actually just comprised of two men.