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TIL trains were invented before bicycles

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E1PQX TIL Switzerland is unique in having enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire population
JYadm TIL that Peanuts start out as flowers above ground. They then wilt, and the remaining peg goes back into the ground, and turns into a Peanut!
pYJnA TIL as the creators of Game of Thrones, David Benioff & Dan Weiss, were "contractually guaranteed producer credits" on all GOT spinoffs, however they declined credits on House of the Dragon & the "free money" that came with it because they weren't involved with it & felt the strain wasn't worth it.
d8and TIL In the longest-running study of gifted children ever, scientists followed 5,000 kids who tested in the top one percent of intelligence for over four decades. It suggests that early cognitive intelligence has more effect on success than deliberate practice or outside factors
MeYRB TIL that the saying, “Happy as a Clam” is short for Happy as a Calm at High Tide, since they have no predators that attack during high tide and can roam around freely