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TIL Pinball was illegal in Oakland until 2014.

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P4gZ TIL a young Richard Branson had his flight to the Virgin Islands cancelled, so he chartered a private airplane. Not having enough money to do so, he picked up a small blackboard, wrote “Virgin Airlines $29” on it, sold tickets for the rest of the seats, and used that money to pay for the ride.
LeQv TIL that the nomadic “hunter-gatherer” phase of humanity makes up over 90% of Homo Sapien history. Civilisation and recorded history have existed for a tiny fraction of the time that our species has existed.
yQRlX TIL if your car turn signal clicking sound is faster than usual, it is telling you that one if your turn signal bulb 💡 is out. 🤯
nxVb TIL: “Honeymoon” is named after the mead (honey wine) supplied by the bride’s father to his new son-in-law.
Oodm7 TIL Henry VIII may have been a carrier for the rare Kell blood antigen that would have caused his wives’ antibodies to attack their Kell-positive fetuses, resulting in neonatal death