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TIL that the first fax line in the world was established 11 years before the first phone line.

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7rAKZ TIL Japanese swordsmiths can only make 2 swords per month due to restrictions put in place after World War II
AGYn TIL that Maxamillian Kolbe was a Polish priest who volunteered to die in the place of a man in Auschwitz after he overheard him cry out for his wife and children. The man he saved, Mr. Gajowniczek, died in 1995 at the age of 93.
RwgQ TIL that a Roman emperor, Caracalla was killed while urinating on the side of the road by one of his sword wielding bodyguards.
DQEYv TIL after ABC executives & producers encouraged Margaret Cho to go on a crash diet, while filming her TV series All-American Girl in 1994, she lost 30 lbs (14 kg) in 2 weeks. This resulted in her hospitalization for kidney failure & led to major health issues that continued for years after the show.
Erbw TIL - The highest blood alcohol content ever recorded was .91%, more than twice the typical lethal limit and eleven times more than legally drunk.