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TIL Cats liked to be pet when eating contrary to popular belief

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pYore TIL in 1897 when British railway pioneer Magnus Volk wanted to extend his railway line to Rottingdean, he created the "Daddy Long Legs", a unique electric tram atop four 23' tall legs that ran on tracks submerged in the ocean. At high tide it moved at "a very slow walking pace."
bX69 TIL that crocodiles can easily survive losing a limb or being badly wounded because of their superior immune system and the restriction of blood flow (heading: Anti-biotic)
m6JO TIL after WWII plants were bombarded with radiation to produce useful mutations known as Atomic Gardening which resulted in todays peppermint and red grapefruit
WkZ8B TIL in 1922 Raymond DeWalt invented the Radial Arm Saw, with the first saw blade driven directly by a motor. Naming it the "Wonder-Worker," he then started the DeWalt company which still exists today. Once a versatile staple of home workshops, the Radial Arm Saw is in extremely limited use today.
BrQXb TIL that the guy who invented the lava lamp was a naturist (nudist) whose passion for the lifestyle broke up his marriage. He also founded one of the largest nudist camps in the UK and tried to ban obese people from joining.