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TIL trains are terrible at going uphill. The steepest incline in England is 1.5° and trains need additional engines pushing in the back to help climb it.

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dD6D9 TIL about the Arabic novel Theologus Autodidactus, (“ The Self-taught Theologian"), which is considered to be one of the earliest Science Fiction stories. Its ‘impact event’ climax ends with a catastrophic doomsday apocalypse. It was written between 1268 and 1277.
Nly1 TIL there is a video called ‘11B-X-1371’. It is littered with hidden messages, threats and disturbing imagery.
V1mQ TIL - there is a secret room in The Simpsons home that is rarely seen. The Rumpus Room
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VMgK0 TIL That the experimental T-13 grenade of World War II was designed with a size, weight and shape similar to a baseball, thus making it easy for young American men to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance.