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TIL Prince used a picture of Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince for a 2013 album cover

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1ark7 TIL that Allied soldiers summarily executed guards at Dachau after discovering the concentration camp. Estimates vary as to how many but range between 35 and 50.
jNbLj TIL Ford invented "Robutt", a robotic butt which simulates drivers repeatedly getting in and out of their cars to test the seats in new Ford vehicles. To better mimick real life usage, like getting into your car after the gym, it also sweats, by feeding half a liter water through the fabric.
LQOJ9 TIL The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple that was dismantled and rebuilt in the center of Madrid, Spain. It was moved due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the consequent threat posed by its reservoir.
1W0X TIL over 100 Doctor Who episodes were “taped over” by the BBC after airing and are likely lost forever, unless recorded on VHS, which was a rarer technology at that time.
09AN TIL if an “hourglass” measures any time other than an hour, it is actually called a “clepsammia.”