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TIL Rome imported enough olive oil that the dumping ground for the jars it was shipped in is still visible today as the 115 ft high Monte Testaccio

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6LWW TIL the world’s first supermodel, Evelyn Nesbit, inspired her coal baron husband to shoot another man at a performance at Madison Square Garden. The trial was so full of shocking details about her relationships that a church group lobbied for a publication ban, and the jury had to be sequestered.
wQVW TIL That a bike manufacturer saw a huge drop in shipping damage after it printed a TV on its boxes.
b9xkN TIL in 1965 Edward Turner from British motorcycle company BSA said that small Japanese bikes were good for BSA, as they would attract potential riders of bigger bikes. However, he did not predict that the Japanese would then export attractive larger motorcycles, thus threatening companies like BSA.
9w8NX TIL The US banned sliced bread during WWII as a rationing measure to save the wax paper and plastic used to wrap it. The ban was reversed 3 months later because there was widespread consumer backlash and savings were less than anticipated.
nWwb TIL Google gives its LGBT employees special benefits to compensate for what the government doesn’t give