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TIL in 19th century New York City it was not uncommon for 25 to 30 people share a single rat and other vermin infested outhouse

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x6yvB TIL Rick Rubin uses Bob Dylan's old tour bus as a second studio at his famous Shangri-La Studios
ljLA TIL After prohibition was repealed in 1933, Yuengling sent a truckload of “Winner Beer” to President Roosevelt in appreciation, which arrived the day the amendment was repealed which is surprising since Yuengling beer takes almost three weeks to brew and age.
4jwo TIL When Alexander the Great was invading India he learnt of a Brahmin who lived in the woods. He visited him and the Brahmin replied, “You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you”. Alexander approved of this sentiment and left him in peace.
neYoB TIL that the mountain in the Paramount Pictures logo is a real mountain named "Artesonraju" in Peru, and not simply an artist's depiction of a mountain.
yQB4J TIL: There are no names given to the numbers between googol, skewer’s number, centillion, and googolplex. And, there is apparently no Global agreement on naming large numbers.