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TIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.

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aWdM TIL that there is a condition nicknamed Stone man syndrome that converts damaged tissue to bone in the body.
EgrV7 TIL in 2009, Stephen Hawking threw an open party for everyone, only announcing it after it was finished to ensure that only time-travelers knew about it. Unsurprisingly, no one came up.
gr144 TIL the screenplay of the original Planet of the Apes (1968) was written by Rod Serling, the same guy who created The Twilight Zone, and the famous ending was his creation.
g8Rb TIL There is a waterfall in a park in New York which curtains an ‘eternal flame’ - a natural gas leak which visitors keep lit all year round
7r8xZ TIL of "The Class the Stars Fell On". Of the 1915 West Point Class 36% attained the rank of General. Members included Dwight D. Eisenhower and Omar N. Bradley.