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TIL the Illinois Tollroads were originally intended to collect tolls until the bonds to construct them were paid off. The Tollroads were constructed in 1953

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XElJr TIL that in 2009, author Nevin Martell wrote a book about his quest to get an interview Bill Watterson. He ended up not getting one, but did get interviews with some of his family and friends. A few months after the book, Watterson did his first interview since the conclusion of Calvin and Hobbes.
lowZr TIL: Melbourne has the largest urban tram/streetcar network in the world, with 250 km of double track
BADr TIL of retronyms, words created to differentiate between two words, where previously no clarification was required, like acoustic guitar.
0dNo1 TIL When the printing press made its debut in Europe in the 15th century, thousands of old texts were 'recycled' for use as binding material for newer books. In 2015, researchers at Leiden University started using an x-ray technique to reveal these texts. Some are up to 1,300 years old.
9B4D TIL Freddie Mercury snuck Princess Diana into a gay bar in South London. The Princess was disguised as a man and went unnoticed the whole time.