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TIL a fire station burnt down in Norfolk, England in 2014 because it didn't have sprinklers.

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j6AlM TIL that Zarqāʾ al-Yamāma, who was known for her blue eyes and sharp eyesight in pre-islamic Arabia and Hind Bint al-Nu`man, the Christian daughter of the last Lakhmid king of Hira were the first known Lesbian couple in Arabia.
VBRZZ TIL François Delsarte was an 19th century French singing and performance teacher known for his emphasis on expressing emotions and gestures. Delsarte never wrote an official guide to his style and ultimately imitators taught his style as heartless, stereotyped, and melodramatic gesticulation.
KaPQ TIL A 27yo woman tried to marry Charles Manson to have access to his corpse after he died. She planned to make money from people coming to see his body.
69RW TIL Bill Gates wealth topped $100 billion for a brief period in 1999, but antitrust trials and tech stocks decline saw his fortune fall to just over $60 billion the following year.
8eG9b TIL that Mitsubishi designed and manufactured the Japanese A6M5 Reisen (Zero) fighter plane during WW2.