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TIL that the electricity-generating 'dynamos' on bikes are actually called magnetos because they output alternating current.

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GJbg TIL that Finland is the only country that did not default on its debts from World War One. It continued to pay the United States until the last of its debt was discharged in 1976.
R5b8w TIL that a group of friends started to build a castle from scratch in 1997 using only medieval methods and materials. It is called Guedelon castle, and the building process is still ongoing.
neXoP TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up his first barbell in 1960, when his soccer coach took his team to a local gym. At the age of 14, he chose bodybuilding over soccer as a career.
ADOw7 TIL Elvis Presley actually died from an autoimmune disorder caused from multiple traumatic brain injuries
epaB6 TIL that Brazil nuts have an elevated amount of selenium (68-91 mcg per nut), and having too many of them can cause the body selenium to increase above the acceptable limit. Extremely high levels of Brazil nuts can cause a condition known as selenosis, which is even characterized by heart attacks.