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TIL Sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission in ancient Ireland.

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9YYrX TIL that Latvia imports almost as much tequila as Canada or Brazil
kO6gg TIL - A man in Vermont, upset with local officials for denying a building permit for his proposed business, paid $4,000 to build a giant illuminated middle finger statue on his property. “If you don’t want to look at the building, look at this." He said to the Development Review Board.
yQ7e8 TIL:"Eulogy for a Dog" by lawyer George Vest, a powerful tribute to all dogs, helped win judgement in Burden v.Hornsby. This was the 4th trial on the shooting of Burden's dog, Old Drum.Vest had declared he would 'win the case or apologize to every dog in Missouri'.The Missouri Supreme Court upheld.
QNRkM TIL Abraham Lincoln signed into a law that began the IRS and was the USA’s first income tax. It was done to help pay for civil war expenses
mxeoy TIL The Flying Train - Wuppertal Schwebebahn - is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world. Built between 1897 & 1903, the first track opened in 1901. The Schwebebahn is still in use today as a normal means of local public transport, moving 25 million passengers annually.