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TIL Domino's Pizza added human engine sound to silent electric scooter in the Netherlands

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8NP4 TIL that in 1932 the Austrian town of Wörgl issued its own currency with a tax for holding it, in order to spur the use of currency. The town defied the Great Depression, and public works and employment continued as normal.
XBQ8 TIL in 2010 a UK man had chronic hiccups for 2 ½ years, and was told by doctors it was probably heartburn. A Japanese variety show picked up the story, and in the course of filming, discovered a brain tumor. The tumor was removed, his hiccups went away, and this possibly saved his life.
aL7o TIL the word “camel” in “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” may be an incorrect translation of the word for rope
rR4Qe TIL that in the UK, huge power surges occur because of people making tea at the same time nationwide during TV commercial breaks