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TIL that the Cotton Gin got its name from the portmanteau of "Cotton" and "Engine"

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8GxZ TIL That artificial photosynthesis may one day be incorporated into all building materials.
neneb TIL John Snow, considered to be one of the fathers of the field of epidemiology, also pioneered the use of ether and chloroform as surgical anesthetics. Anesthesia was still considered an unethical practice, however, until Queen Victoria asked him to administer sedatives for one of her births.
dmG8 TIL that in response to her husband’s infidelity, a woman from Prague decided to commit suicide by jumping from her third-story balcony. By chance she happened to land on her spouse below, cushioning her fall. She survived, but he died.
Z8jD TIL Paypal was voted one of the 10 worst business ideas of 1999.
WkGmY TIL Jupiter's Great Red Spot is so loud that its soundwaves move so rapidly they heat the surroundings up nearly 700⁰F or about 370⁰C.