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TIL that Cincinnati has a subway system that most residents don’t even know about.

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M7jg7 TIL one of the most successful Australian television exports is about ... a kangaroo. 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo' is unusually intelligent, able to "open doors, operate a radio and pick up all manner of objects". 300 million people in 128 countries watched three seasons and a movie from 1968 to 1970.
6E0Dw TIL that in the years following the 2014 UK legislation change to say police won’t pursue shoplifters if less than £200 worth was stolen, and won’t investigate at all if less than £50 was stolen, shoplifting doubled.
nWomr TIL of the practice of tail docking, whereby people amputate a horse's tail so it doesn't interfere with harnesses or carriage equipment.
nWpDo TIL that the world’s longest music piece will take 639 years to complete. It's currently being played in a German church and will end in the year 2640
l7MrA TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. Two British aviators, J. Alcock and A. Brown, flew from Canada to Ireland, completing the trip in just under sixteen hours. On the way, they lost radio contact and heating, and flew through fog and snow, freezing in the open plane.