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TIL the oldest bar in the Unites States is also where the British first referred to the US as a sovereign nation.

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VG0 TIL Mao Zedong killed more people in his rein over China than Hitler and Stalin combined.
mxeoy TIL The Flying Train - Wuppertal Schwebebahn - is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world. Built between 1897 & 1903, the first track opened in 1901. The Schwebebahn is still in use today as a normal means of local public transport, moving 25 million passengers annually.
R47Q TIL: It takes about 1,850 gallons of water to produce one 16 oz. steak.
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