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TIL the fax machine was invented in 1843
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TIL Hitler banned the Nobel Prize and created his own German National Prize for Art and Science and awarded one to Ferdinand Porsche, who developed the world’s first hybrid car, as well as the Volkswagen Beetle.
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TIL the 1991 eruption of Mt.Pinatubo in the Philippines triggered a "volcanic winter" that lowered the earth's temperature, causing unusually cold weather in the northern hemisphere for a few years afterwards.
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TIL Coke was originally marketed as a cure to many ailments including low sexual libido.The creator of Coke,John Pemberton was forced to take the alcohol out of his original coke wine formula due to prohibition laws,but he first touted that version as “a most wonderful invigorator of sexual organs.”
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TIL Richard Branson started Virgin Air by putting up a sign when his plane was cancelled, selling tickets. He used the money raised from the tickets to rent an airplane.
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TIL that it is illegal to not stop for gas on the German Autobahn, and there's a subsequent fine imposed too. "Running out of fuel is considered an avoidable occurrence, as by law there are petrol stations directly on the autobahn approximately every 50–55 km"