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TIL Lisbon is the oldest city in Western Europe

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78A6L TIL about a federal lawsuit filed against Walmart concerning a stainless steel travel mug bought there. After mango juice had been in the mug for around 10 days, in which fermentation happened, a woman removed the top. It propelled into her face causing jaw injuries
VRvZ TIL that Roman Emperor Augustus witnessed a man attempt to feed a slave to lamprey eels as a punishment for breaking a cup. Augustus freed the slave and had the rest of the man’s cups broken.
PYRan TIL that in WWII an American fighter pilot shot down planes from Germany, Italy, Japan, and an American plane... carrying his girlfriend and future wife.
JJyQ TIL when super-wealthy heir, John du Pont, shot and killed Olympic gold medalist Dave Schultz in cold blood and in front of multiple witnesses, he returned to his mansion and discussed terms of surrender on the phone with the police for two days.
XEnpE TIL That "Eh?", the interjection English Canadians are often known for, has similar interjections in certain dialects of Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, German, and many other languages. There seems to be a Canada for every language.