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TIL that the owner of the field where Teletubbies were filmed flooded the hill to stop tourists trespassing.

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NXXg1 Til that: In the Middle ages, the "shrew's fiddle" was used to punish people who were caught bickering. The "Double Fiddle" attached to two people together face-to-face, forcing them to talk to each other. They were not released until the argument had been resolved.
1MwW TIL that is illegal to run out of gas on the German Autobahn.
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