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TIL that in a 1990 game The Kansas City Chiefs crowd was so loud a ref once threatened it with a penalty if it didn’t quiet down.

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gr0Pb TIL that in 1814, a London brewery experienced a "beer flood" when a giant vat containing over 300,000 gallons of beer burst. The explosion caused a domino effect, breaking open other vats, and led to a tidal wave of beer flooding the streets of St. Giles. Tragically, nine people lost their lives.
JYA1Q TIL about the Wobbly Bridge in London. In June 2000 pedestrians walking across the new Millennium Bridge unconsciously synced up their steps with the bridge's natural movement, causing it to sway more than intended. Fearing collapse, engineers closed the bridge for 2 years to address the problem.
ADjA7 TIL that in 2018, Domino's Pizza began their 'Paving for Pizza' campaign; $5000 was given to 20 public bodies to fund road repairs to ensure that pizzas were not spoiled during delivery. Each pothole would be sprayed with the Domino's logo and the message 'Oh yes we did'
69pw8 TIL that IRA internal security member Freddie Scappaticci, responsible for interigating and torturing suspects, was British intelligence' highest ranking mole to have infiltrated the Irish.
p81Wp TIL that EVERY word you speak in your language will inevitably disappear or change their meaning in average 150 years. That's happening with every language last 1000 years. But there is a core of average 200 words that stay as a core of language and their meaning never change.