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TIL That “tank banks” were set up across Great Britain during WWI to sell war bonds to buy more tanks. Cites competed to see who could sell the most bonds. The city who raised the most money was Glasgow at 16 million pounds.

by whatilearned June 2, 2023, 2:47 pm

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A farm boy who had just finished his schooling on the farm, was sent by his Ma and Pa to the big city to go to college. The first thing the boy does when he gets to town, is go to find a whorehouse. He goes inside to talk to the madam about getting a girl.

by cringeyjokesman May 31, 2023, 6:20 pm

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TIL on 26 June 2018, the city of Quriyat in Oman has recorded the highest “low” temperature in known history, clocking in at a low temperature of 42.6°C (108°F). Not only did Quriyat hit that astonishing low temperature, it remained that hot for nearly 51 hours

by whatilearned May 31, 2023, 12:12 am

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TIL: In the ‘Asal Uttar’ Battle, India’s outnumbered tank fleet (45 Centurion, 45 M4 Sherman, and 45 AMX-13) defeated Pakistan’s advanced forces, including 220 Patton tanks provided by the USA, resulting in a Patton grave city in India with over 100 Patton tanks. India lost 10 tanks.

by whatilearned May 30, 2023, 9:20 am

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TIL in 1800’s New York City, pigs roamed freely and ate trash in the streets. When city government attempted to ban them in 1821, pig owners refused and rioted, causing the government to suspend their efforts. Over the next 28 years, owners continued to riot anytime the city tried to ban pigs.

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 3:40 am

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TIL Oregon’s largest coastal city has only 16,000 residents, despite there being 4.2m people in the state and over 350 miles of coastline

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 10:19 pm

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In your country, what’s the shittiest city to live in?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2023, 8:54 pm

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TIL that Tina Turner was so famous in Australia that she has an official dance to one of her songs “Nutbush City Limits” (the nutbush) and they filmed her singing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge!!!

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 2:20 pm

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TIL that in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, instead of a rush hour, they have what locals call a “rush minute”, owing to the fact that the city is not connected to the rest of Canada by road and has a population of roughly 7,000 people who mostly work for the government with similar schedules.

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 4:38 am

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What’s the best city to visit if you’ve only got 1 week? Also why?

by QuestionGuy May 22, 2023, 6:58 pm

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TIL in 2012 in Cebu, Philippines, after a 6.9 earthquake struck the city, someone shouted while finding their daughter whose name is “Chona Mae”. This was misheard as “Tsunami” and eventually caused a mass panic.

by whatilearned May 22, 2023, 2:37 pm

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TIL, Rovaniemi’s buildings 90% destroyed during WWII. When the city was rebuilt, the new city plan was designed by Alvar Aalto architect, who planned the city’s footprint in the shape of a reindeer’s head, with the city roads forming the antlers, and the local sports stadium as the reindeer’s eye.

by whatilearned May 21, 2023, 12:34 pm

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