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TIL: 'Breakfast is the most important meal of the day' was marketing slogan

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E1QMo TIL the Norse did scientific observations in America, measuring the hours of the day at Winter Solstice at 9 hrs. This matches Mount Hope Bay, Massachusetts, according to historian Carl Rafn.
rRglx TIL that Mario Andretti is the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and the Formula One World Championship
dDN1j TIL the Isle of Man has the world’s oldest continuous parliament—Tynwald, founded in 979 A.D. It’s a self-governing Crown Dependency with 85,000 people, it is not part of the UK or EU. They recognize King Charles III as "Lord of Mann".
WxXN TIL that in Chinese-occupied Tibet, the Tibetan’s own language has been banned.
vraD TIL of “Lisztomania”, fans’ reaction to Franz Liszt in the 1830’s that was similar to fans’ reactions of the Beatles. Fans would often swarm over him fighting for his handkerchief and glasses, some women even saved his coffee in vials.