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TIL medieval Londoners could hail link-boys to carry torches and guide them through the streets at night-time. These boys were called mooncursers in thieves' cant.

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EAmV TIL of the 1833 Leonids meteor shower, the largest one ever recorded estimated at 240 000 “shooting stars” per hour (~67 every second) radiating from Leo constellation over a 9 hour period. The event had such an impact on society that it was used to date people with no birth certificate.
W79E4 TIL Arizona driver licenses don’t need to be renewed until the resident is 65 years old; the same license can be used for 5 decades
jRrQ TIL the World’s Smallest Guitar is the Size of a Red Blood Cell.
KYZk6 TIL 17-20 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant die every day in the United States and only slightly more than half of the 100,000+ people on the list are expected to receive an organ within five years.
9ojB TIL that some of the earliest “roller coasters” originated in Russia, and in romance languages, roller coasters are often called “Russian mountains” (e.g. Spanish: montaña rusa). However, in Russian, they are called “American mountains” (американские горки).