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TIL that despite having a population of 220 million, Pakistan hasn't won any Olympic medal since 1992.
6EVe7
TIL that the length of a music single was determined by the weight-driven pulley system on a 1920's recording machine called the Scully Lathe. The pulley allowed approximately three and a half minutes to record before a 100lb weight hit the floor, thus determining the length of a single to this day.
R7kMl
TIL that the word "essential" in "essential oil" doesn't mean "important," but rather "the essence of". So oil of clove smells like clove, capturing the "essence" of the plant, and therefore can be called an essential oil.