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TIL there is a bar in Barcelona where the beer prices change based on demand called the Dow Jones Bar

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KO8a TIL Napolean Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 is a large part why we know so much about Ancient Egypt. He brought a team of 160 scientists, astronomers, engineers, architects, artists, interpreters, and printers to record and document what he found.
oRNj7 TIL Vulture Bees exist, a type of bee that feeds on carrion
69Y5m TIL Arrichion, a pankratiast in the ancient Olympics won a match by using a maneuver which caused his neck to break, killing him instantly. His opponent suffered from a dislocated foot, and submitted. Arrichion was named the winner.
yQGZa TIL the city of Crush, Texas was a temporary one day city created as a publicity stunt to exhibit two trains go full speed and collide. The impact caused engine boilers to explode resulting in a shower of flying debris on 40000 spectators. It killed 2 or 3 people and caused numerous injuries.
Evb7 TIL by 1580, a syphilis outbreak in Europe left most people bald. A surge of wigmaking sparked the trend of powdered wigs which lasted for almost 200 years.