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TIL that George Stephenson, who built the first passenger railway, was illiterate until 18 years of age

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yk0v TIL (Monty Python member) Graham Chapman’s last words were “Sorry for saying fuck”
lY4A TIL the first official motor vehicle “speeding” ticket was handed out in the UK, when a gentleman named Walter Arnold was caught rocketing down the road at the breakneck speed of… 8 MPH.
b60PE TIL half a byte is called a Nibble
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