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TIL Folk-hero John Henry (who according to legend, beat a steam drill in a tunnel-digging contest, and who died soon after from exhaustion), may have actually been a real person.

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e0vN5 TIL Of the Caligula (1979) biographical film, this film, which is still banned from Canada and Iceland depicts the Emperors' cruel and salacious escapades, which included, kink, incest, drag, bestiality, orgies, prostitution and murder.
p8XyZ TIL vanilla is the second most expensive spice
jN4QX TIL that gas and diesel nozzles on gas pumps are different sizes
4Brb TIL there are only 40 “LEGO Master Model Builders” in the world who get to build LEGOs for a living; there is also a “Master Builder Academy” where you can prep for a multi-round competition for the job.
9wkkG TIL that nowhere in any dialog written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Sherlock Holmes ever utter the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson”