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TIL The longest taxi journey was a 13month long roadtrip around the world. They travelled across four continents and 50 different countries in a black cab. The journey cost 100 000$

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BrDwW TIL When Caesers Palace opened on Aug 5, 1966, the ceremony cost $1MM dollars. The cost included "the largest order of Ukrainian caviar ever placed by a private organization", two tons of filet mignon, 300 pounds (140 kg) of Maryland crabmeat and 50,000 glasses of champagne.
e0VpL TIL about "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management," an extensive guide to running a household in Victorian Britain, published in 1861. It recommends boiling pasta for an hour and forty-five minutes and states that potatoes are "suspicious; a great many are narcotic, and many are deleterious."
YAAv TIL many ethnic Koreans in Japan send their kids to North Korean-funded schools that teach allegiance to NK, despite their families having lived in Japan for generations. The Japanese government tolerates the schools’ existence. In past decades many ethnic Koreans emigrated to NK, unable to return.
9YbgG TIL On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies' patent for a new technique of weaving straw with silk and thread to make hats was signed by President James Madison. She was the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent
gMV9W TIL In the past, Aboriginal people tapped the Eucalyptus gunnii to allow the sap, resembling maple syrup, to collect in hollows in the bark or at the base of the tree. Ever-present yeast would ferment the liquid to an alcoholic, cider-like beverage.