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TIL that the Praetorian Guard auctioned off the throne of the Roman Empire to the highest bidder.

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VMm1D TIL about Gloria Ramirez “The Toxic Lady” who in 1994 had a strange effect on the hospital staff...
5YG9p TIL about the Leap-The-Dips, the oldest operating roller coaster in the world. It was opened in 1902, and currently resides at Lakemont Park, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The coaster has a top speed of 10MpH.
pleQ TIL the US state of Maryland had a colony in Africa called the Republic of Maryland.
7A57 TIL that the American Family Association demanded that Home Depot “stop supporting the gay agenda”. Unlike Lowe’s who bowed to AFA pressure a few months earlier, Home Depot refused and suffered an AFA boycott. During the next quarter, Home Depot’s profits increased by 6.1%.
bJNp TIL Volkswagen made a hybrid car that could get 230+ miles a gallon and had only a 1.8-gallon fuel tank.