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TIL that Prince Kuhio’s Royal Charm And Brawling Skills Earned Him Early Admirers In Congress

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1aBAV TIL Listerine was invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in distilled form, as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea...
V46Q TIL that while at the University of Pennsylvania, Elon Musk bought a 10-bedroom fraternity house and converted it to a nightclub
J0rv TIL there is a breed of pig in Hungary that is fleecy like a sheep, with reddish meat like a cow, created by breeding together a wild boar and a pig bred especially for lard. It is also, apparently, delicious.
kJrw5 TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred during the Battle of Vienna in 1683, when the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth used 18,000 horseman in their attack on Ottoman forces.
1VkX TIL that work on the first commercial home video game console began in 1966. There was a working prototype completed by 1968, and it was released in 1972 as the Magnavox Odyssey.