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TIL that Henry Ford was the first industrial giant to give his workers both Saturday and Sunday off, in hope that it would encourage more leisure use of automobiles - and thus popularising the idea of the “weekend”.

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OG81X TIL the man invented revolving doors in the US did so because he was tired of being chivalrous and holding doors for women
Wlvd TIL that in Japan, Hiroshima Peace Flame has been burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation
QJx1L TIL Clyde Barrow of crime-duo Bonnie & Clyde was sentenced to a 14 year prison-sentence for auto theft in 1930. Two years into his sentence he decided to chop off two of his toes in order to get out of doing hard labor. Unbeknownst to him, he would be paroled six days later.
nedyW TIL guru nanak promoted women equality in the 15th century.
GA1D1 TIL about the British Pet Massacre, in which 750,000 pets were killed in anticipation of food shortages in WWII.