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TIL one horse’s power is greater than one horsepower

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x6695 TIL - Spike Milligan's tombstone includes the phrase "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite" - Irish for "I told you I was ill".
awpPy TIL that murderer Jessie Dimmick, while running from the police, broke into a couple's house and held them at knifepoint. After he fell asleep, they left and told the police of his location. Dimmick then sued them for $235,000 for breach of contract, saying they had promised not to call the police.
N7B7Q TIL that the word echo comes from a nymph in Greek myth, Echo, who was cursed with a speech impediment so that she could only repeat what others said.
GAPy5 TIL Franconian Switzerland, one of Germany's oldest tourist regions in Upper Franconia in the state of Bavaria, owes its name to 19th century travellers. They gave the former "Muggendorfer Gebürg" its current name because the area reminded them of Switzerland with its mountains, valleys and rocks.
neOM9 TIL Billie Holiday was arrested and jailed five months for prostitution at age 14.