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TIL The Oxford English Dictionary took a massive 71 years to complete, from 1857 until 1928

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Bgpjy TIL that data consistently show a spike in traffic deaths following the Super Bowl, and a spike in drunk-driving deaths specifically. For the five Super Bowls between 2015 and 2019, there were 244 total traffic deaths nationwide in the 12-hour period during and after the Super Bowl.
xVw7w TIL that Kaiser Wilhelm II's withered arm was treated with a freshly slaughtered hare tied to his arm and electrotherapies in an attempt to 'fix' the arm
6pQQ TIL: One of the very few surviving ships from the 1944 D-Day invasion is still in service as a car ferry in Connecticut
rRQAo TIL following the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Adidas left their factory for the Soviets. Instead of decommissioning, the Soviets used similar designs from the Adidas Gazelles for their military uniforms in Afghanistan and the "Mockba" style of shoes became a status symbol among Soviet special forces
4XAX5 TIL that the Syndey Opera House is considered one of the worst project managerment failures of our time. It was 10 years late, 14 times over budget, the architect never saw it completed and the project manager never worked on another project in his career (he became a lecturer at Hawaii Uni)