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TIL trains were invented before bicycles

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x4E5 TIL that the archived materials from Helen Keller’s life were destroyed by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Wkm99 TIL Muhammad Ali was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, an ardent abolitionist who emancipated the 40 slaves he inherited from his father. Clay edited an anti-slavery newspaper, commanded troops in the Mexican-American War and served as minister to Russia under Abraham Lincoln.
WkmlL TIL that there's a clip from Futurama on YouTube, where Neutral President from Neutral Planet declares "I have no strong feelings, one way or the other". Fans of the show have kept the likes and dislikes for the video at an even number for more than a decade.
M7M6A TIL that some people dream in black and white https://www.thelist.com/434087/the-weird-reason-people-dream-in-black-and-white
wWR7 TIL that in Nevada prostitution is legal in counties with a population below 700,000