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TIL that turtles survive car hits and can suffer for weeks on the road before eventually dying. :(

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vPgGr TIL that the 23 year reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius is considered the most peaceful in the history of the Roman Empire. There’s no record of Antoninus leading any military action, and it’s likely he likely never saw or commanded a Roman army or came within 500 miles of a legion during his reign.
j64Qa TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo's Pietà statue in St. Peter's Basilica wielding a geologist's hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead". Prior to this, he had moved to Rome intending to be recognised as Christ by the Pope.
loMyr TIL that in 1482 there was a knight burned at the stake for homosexuality, and his name was Richard Puller
Kyja TIL In the ‘80s, New York City was terrorized by a street gang called the Decepticons. They had names like Megatron and Soundwave and they called Brooklyn “Cybertron.”
Oopm1 TIL Volkswagen put out an electric car in 1984 called Golf citySTROMer. It had a range of 50 KM and a top speed of around 100 KM/h. Only 100 exemplars were ever produced until production ceased in 1985. Trivia: the word "strom" in German means "current".