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TIL One of the stated purposes of the US Interstate highway system was to provide access in order to defend the United States during an attack.

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LvkQ TIL that Yucatan was named so because of a misunderstanding. The Spanish people asked the locals what was the place called. They replied Yucatan,which meant in the local language that ‘I don’t understand you’
lBL1 TIL that when Keith Moon collapsed mid-concert, a 19 year old kid climbed on stage and played drums for The Who.
l5rr TIL there is a copy of The Mona Lisa that is believed to have been created at the same time as da Vinci’s. Known as the Prado Mona Lisa, it is far better preserved and gives a better understanding of how the original might have appeared.
B7xL TIL a 73 year old man involuntarily masturbated in public. This was a manifestation of a disease known as “alien hand syndrome.”
X0D06 TIL Jimi Hendrix never had a #1 single. Or even in the top 10. His highest charting single reached #20.