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TIL: There is something called 'The Glitter Conspiracy'. One of the largest producers of glitter doens't want to tell what tge glitter is used for. Theories range from the use in explosives to boats

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mmMR TIL general Erwin Rommel found himself several times behind Allied lines. On one occasion, he stumbled across an allied field hospital. They were low on supplies and he promised to bring medical supplies, after which he drove off unhindered. Later he returned with the promised medical supplies
9wO4D TIL The 38th book in the Oz (Wizard of Oz) book series, written in 1949, entered the public domain in 1977, but the 39th Oz book, written in 1951, won't enter the public domain until 2047.
XBQ TIL English astronomer James Jeans determined that if you placed a piece of the Sun’s core the size of the head of a pin on Earth, it would still generate enough heat to kill a person 84 miles away.
J1rbv TIL Jefferson Davis attempted to patent a steam-operated propeller invented by his slave, Ben Montgomery. Davis was denied because he was not the "true inventor." As President of the Confederacy, Davis signed a law that permitted the owner to apply to patent the invention of a slave.
yQBew TIL, that one of the greatest composers in the world, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, was homosexual and that the Soviet and Russian government have hidden his letters that were telling about his sexual desiers until 1995 from the public. More but not all letters were published in later in 2009.