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Til in response to the 1973 oil crisis, West Germany implemented car-free Sundays.

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LQNG9 TIL that honey never spoils, and archaeologists have found perfectly preserved honey in ancient Egyptian tombs.
a8eWN TIL that Catherine of Aragon was married to King Henry VIII’s older brother, Arthur, for a few months before his untimely death in 1502. Because the marriage was never consummated, she was granted a papal dispensation, allowing her to marry Henry in 1509.
vPOv7 TIL there are indoor RV parks.
0wKQp TIL that Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in the 380s, when Emperor Theodosius banned Pagan rituals and holidays, disbanded the Vestal virgins, extinguished the Sacred Fire, destroyed the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and put an end to the Ancient Olympic Games
rjye Til: Gaylord Perry, a Major League Baseball played with the giants for 7 years and never hit a home run. The giants manager joked with reporters saying, “They’ll put a man on the moon before Perry hits a home run.” On July 20, 1969, Gaylord Perry hit a home run