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TIL It’s possible to listen to records that no longer exist by extracting audio from pictures of them

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LXY9 TIL that the T.V. show Futurama is the current most critically acclaimed animated series
epP9J TIL a 2,000-year-old sapphire ring believed to have been owned by Roman Emperor Caligula sold for £500,000 in 2019. The sky blue ring also has an etching on it that's thought to depict Caligula's fourth and last wife, Caesonia.
6jEW TIL all British Army armored vehicles must have an electric kettle so the crew can brew tea without getting out. This rule was made after a WWII ambush, where a British tank squadron lost 29 vehicles to a surprise attack by four German tanks while the British crews were outside having morning tea
vPgMx TIL that the invention of the bicycle was sparked by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. The resulting Year Without a Summer caused crop failures and horse die-offs, which pushed Karl Drais to create the first bicycle as an alternative to horse travel.
RpJ4 TIL the highest winning margain and most goals scored in an ice hockey game is held by Australia. (Over New Zealand with a score of 58-0)