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TIL that Gadgetbahn is a neologism that refers to a public transport concept that is touted as futuristic or innovative, but in practice is less feasible, reliable, and more expensive than traditional modes such as buses, trams and trains.

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e0gLL TIL the "Slow - Children At Play" signs are not accepted by road engineers or public works officials, and can do more harm than good, such as when there aren't kids playing in the street, drivers can become immune to the warning and ignore it generally.
5YdWB TIL if you won the lottery in Australia, you had to go public with your win, turning into an overnight celebrity. This was until the abduction & murder of Graeme Thorne, 8, whose family won the lottery leading to Graeme being abducted for ransom but killed.
1aDaD TIL: "The Momsen Lung" was a device used in World War 2 to escape submarines over 100ft deep. It recycled oxygen in your breath while filtering C02. It was used only once, in 1944, by 9 members of the USS Tang after it torpedoed itself and sank in 180 feet of water
4X9vo TIL boxing legend Floyd Mayweather earned an estimated $275 Million from one single fight.
KGdB TIL The real name of the talking paperclip in Microsoft XP was Clippit, not Clippy.