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TIL that the patent for the first cast iron fire hydrant was lost in the Great Patent Office Fire of 1836.

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PYVpe TIL 4000 British troops sacrificed themselves and distract the German advance long enough for the evacuation of Dunkirk to be a success.
1JXD TIL that scientists predict that by 2022 we will have self repairing bridges. (Also list of 110 predictions for the next 110 years)
0ddYN TIL in 2009 British people rebelled against the ongoing trend of X Factor victors winning Christmas number one by purchasing copies of Rage Against the Machine
Wk9Xo TIL that under anti-discrimination laws, bartenders cannot legally refuse serving alcohol to pregnant women
YZRW TIL There are no more WWI veterans left