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TIL It took the radio 38 years to reach 50 million people, 20 years for the phone, 13 years for the television, 3.6 years for Facebook and it took Google Plus 88 days

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P1AKg TIL: That autographs of The Beatles were once left in cupboard for decades. The Beatles signed their monikers on a scrap of paper at a small gig in Shropshire on 19 January 1963. Claire Howell said she put the autographs in a cupboard as she was worried they would fade.
kbVE TIL: A NJ amusement park had a hole in the fence that kids would use to sneak in and avoid paying admission. The owner knew, but didn’t repair it because he felt the kids couldn’t afford admissions, but would spend money in the park anyways.
DWPe TIL that there is a fictional island in the South Atlantic, off the west coast of Africa, at lat/long 0,0, called ‘Null Island’. Although it doesn’t exist in reality, it serves as an error trap for map systems. Map enthusiasts have given the island its own history, geography and even flag.
Gxy7 TIL there is an actual Pound Town
9jgG TIL Bender in Futurama is named after John Bender from The Breakfast Club