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TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands

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awg6o TIL Bertha Benz successfully marketed her husband's invention, the motor car, when she took it for a 65 mile trip, overcoming mechanical problems and inventing brake shoes on the way, and proving that cars were suitable for long journeys. Her trip gained attention, resulting in Benz's first sale.
XK4P TIL for one hour every year a part of Oregon and Florida will have the same time of day
kJxa5 TIL Lucifers was slang for early matches, which smelled like sulphur and "could ignite explosively"
K5ma TIL while searching for drugs in NYC, Jimi Hendrix was kidnapped by"wiseguy wannabes"looking for a quick ransom. When a mobster heard about this, he quickly got them to release him by threatening to kill them. Later the mobster tracked down the kids and “gave them a beating they would never forget”
1aK6O TIL that Aldo Donelli played in the 1934 World Cup for the US and later coached the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams in the NFL.