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TIL there is evidence of soldering in Mesopotamia

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b6Zma TIL a safety alert error resulted in Hawai residents spending 18 minutes bracing for an incoming ballistic strike
Z8neB TIL: In 2002 a Welshman in Bury St. Edmunds refusing to pay a small penalty charge for a vehicle-registration violation demanded a trial by combat with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. His demand was rejected, and he was fined by a court.
lyjr TIL that in 1965, “Slumber Party” Barbie dolls came with a diet book entitled “How to Lose Weight” telling her “Don’t eat!” and a bathroom scale set at 110 lbs.
nNKG TIL that one of the first albums to have a parental advisory sticker was Frank Zappa’s ‘Jazz From Hell’ in 1986. The album is completely instrumental.
noy7 TIL since the 1990s, Carmel, Indiana has been replacing all signaled intersections with roundabouts. Benefits include gas savings of 24k gallons/year per roundabout; construction costs $125,000 less per intersection; injury accidents dropped by 80 percent and total accidents dropped by 40 percent.