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TIL that, in 2009, the Large Hadron Collider was turned off for a short period of time because a piece of baguette was found in the machinery.

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EglYd TIL about the War of the Bucket (1325) — a bizarre conflict between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna that supposedly started over a stolen wooden bucket.
OGQDg TIL During WWII the US Navy would convert two coal powered paddle-wheel steamships into the USS Wolverine and USS Sable, the only freshwater carriers ever created. Used for training on Lake Michigan, over 17,000 Navy pilots were certified on these vessels over the course of the war.
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AOLl TIL shortly before his death, Hans Christian Andersen had consulted a composer about the music for his funeral, saying: “Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with little steps.”
rNL80 TIL Bride Price (dowry) was paid if a man slept with a virgin woman and for her to be his bride, is still practiced today in Asia, Europe and some parts of Africa.