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TIL that the Netherlands are getting glow in the dark roads in a few months!

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xV08b TIL that the famous Birkin bag was created following the random encounter of actress Jane Birkin and Hermès creator Dumas on a plane : she complained about the impracticality of her daily bag without knowing who he was and he then made her a brand new black leather bag that became a fashion symbol
d8M7Q TIL that a time capsule was buried in the old Nickelodeon Studios in 1992 containing items deemed important by kids, such as a Nintendo Gameboy, a Back to the Future VHS, and Michael Jackson CDs
9YVe7 TIL the song "Monster Mash" was banned on airplay by the BBC because it was "too morbid."
jnda TIL in 1958 ford designed a concept for a nuclear powered car. This concept was later used as inspiration for the cars in the Fallout series.
x67yk TIL in 1978 Richard Branson tried to get DEVO to make John Lydon(Johnny Rotten) their lead singer. Obviously they declined…