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TIL the Hindenburg airship had a smoking lounge with one electric lighter

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d8yn7 TIL In Britain, drivers can be fined up to £5,000 if they are caught driving through a puddle which causes a pedestrian to be splashed.
Jj7m TIL that Pokémon Gold and Silver were supposed to be the final games in the series, effectively ending the Pokémon franchise for good.
oRRy7 TIL ferrets are illegal to own in California.
5nW9 TIL Pope Pius XII declared, at the November 22, 1951, opening meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, that the Big Bang theory does not conflict with the Catholic concept of creation.
47A6 TIL while working as maids Léa Papin and her sister Christine were found guilty of murdering their employer’s wife and daughter. Léa was given a reduced sentence of eight years due to good behaviour, and upon release moved to Nantes where she continued her livelihood as a hotel maid.