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TIL Great Britain’s population doubled during the Victorian Era

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QOdL TIL of Shenzhen in China. In 1980, in had a population of 30,000. In 2017, that had sexcentupled to nearly 20,000,000. It is believed to be the fastest growing city in human history.
WWy4 TIL that the word lunatic comes from people thinking that the moon could cause madness.
kJVKe TIL Spain used to have festival where tradition was to throw a goat from the Church window.
ykQV TIL that Howard Hughes special ordered 200 gallons of Baskin-Robbins’ Banana Ripple ice cream, then decided days later he preferred Chocolate Marshmallow. And as of 1996 it was thought that the ice cream still lingered in the Desert Inn’s freezer.
P1pOG TIL Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame? The 6'4" president had only one loss among his around 300 contests. He earned a reputation for this in New Salem, Illinois, as an elite fighter.