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TIL that the famous song “Funiculi, Funicula” was written to commemorate the opening of the first cable car going to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. The song was so popular that a million copies of its sheet music were sold within a year.

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kvY5 TIL that in the 1805 Constitution of Haiti, only blacks could be citizens, and whites were prohibited from owning land.
JYRJl For those who struggle with insomnia, Dr. Kennedy said she’d suggest showering at night, about 90 minutes before bed. “The body naturally cools down as bedtime approaches, in sync with the circadian rhythm,” she said. “Showering artificially raises the temperature again and allows for a faster cool down, which seems to hasten sleep.”
PYVkV TIL about "University of the People", a tuition-free, American-accredited online University providing Bachelor, Masters and Associate degrees in Computer science, Business, Health science and Education
MRZA TIL in 1943 300 extermination camp prisoners escaped after assassinating over 12 SS officers
P1N0V TIL after realizing their tail-warning radars had the opposite effect - attracted luftwaffe to their night raids rather than increase survivability - The RAF decided to abuse this fact to intentionally lure german aircraft into deadly traps using their mosquito night fighters