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Til about snowing a bridge, the old practice of adding snow to bridges to make a smooth surface for sleighs

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dxeB TIL Henry Ford built a rubber factory and town in the Amazon in the 20’s to supply rubber for tires. Ultimately, he failed and abandoned the idea. The ruins remain there today.
69rJ7 TIL That in 1981 the BBC as part of it's 'Computer Literacy Project' launched the BBC Micro, within 3 years almost every school in the UK had at least one unit and it was a major contributor to the development of computer awareness and skills across the UK.
V1M8 TIL that every unborn baby grows a moustache in the womb, which then spreads to cover the entire body. The baby then eats this fine hair, called lanugo, and excretes it after birth with their first bowel movement, which is a substance called meconium.
b0xj TIL That in 1991, Marshall Ledbetter blockaded himself in the Florida State Capitol building and demanded, among other things, a large Gumby’s pizza, weed, 666 donuts, $100 worth of chinese food, and a phone call with Ice Cube.
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