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TIL Lobsters were once only fed to poor people and prisoners

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XEN4D TIL that one of the reasons that the British Navy lost ground against the Continental Navy was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed 22k-27k people, broke ships free of their moorings, and tossed cannons 100 feet in the air, among other things.
KOy8R TIL At the turn of the 20th century, Nikola Tesla wrote a magazine article discussing robots, wind power, solar power, A.I., and wireless communications.
7r9Eb TIL hay bales can spontaneously combust if their moisture content exceeds 22%
M7O7m TIL that when the East German government voted to remove General Secretary Erich Honecker from office for incompetence, Honecker voted against himself.
kJOgB TIL the oldest surviving wooden structure was built in 607 AD.