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TIL of 1,000-year old windmills still operating in Iran

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yVvWX TIL that Chuck Taylor All-Stars have been around for over 100 years
vP5nr TIL 'Monkey', a puppet character in Britain. It's a rare mascot that outlived the product (digital TV) it promoted, and reused for totally different product (tea).
xwv7 TIL that Israel is one of only two countries that entered the 21st century with a net gain in the number of trees
nWjGr TIL that during WW2, German pilots in North Africa would wrap Coca-Cola bottles in wet towels and attach them to the wings before takeoff, so that it would be cold when they landed and needed a drink.
bAp7 TIL a Japanese trader once mistakenly issued a trade selling 610,000 shares for 1 yen. The trade should have sold 1 share for 610,000 yen.