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TIL that an estimated one in four cowboys were black.

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MemNB TIL the British Library must store one copy of every single book published in the UK and Ireland. It houses over 200,000,000 publications, adds 6 miles (9.65 km) of new shelf space a year, and receives over 8000 new publications each day
8evxL TIL In perfecting the design of their first aircraft, the Wright Brothers built and tested prototypes inside of a Wind Tunnel - to which they credited the bulk of their aircraft’s success.
xVdVB TIL That the Jimmy Neutron Theme and the Phineas and Ferb Theme are both sung by the same band, Bowling For Soup
rLP0 TIL mail was delivered 12 times a day in Victorian London, with the first delivery starting ~7:30AM and the last one at ~7:30PM. Most Victorians were highly concerned of “return of post” (requesting immediate response) and they often complained if a letter didn’t arrive in a couple of hours.
E1Mjo TIL of Dashrath Manjhi, a Man Who Single-handedly Carved A Road Through a Mountain over 22 Years