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TIL that although the top speed for the DeLorean DMC-12 is 130 MPH, the speedometer only goes to 85 making Doc Brown’s digital speedometer mod very necessary

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lP75 TIL Queen Victoria used cannabis to alleviate her menstrual cramp pain
D1g7J TIL that after he was shot down and killed during WWI, the Red Baron was given full military honors by the Allies, including a proper burial near Amiens.
Wko8N TIL A 74 year old memorized Milton's Paradise Lost as a lark over a period of seven years; It takes three days to recite.
ney7P TIL that a German submarine was forced to surface and subsequently bombed, because a crew member made a mistake while using the toilet. Instead of flushing, he opened a valve that flooded the u-boats batteries, casuing them to create a deadly gas.
VB76p TIL By law, each person in Switzerland is entitled to a place of shelter underground.