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TIL The inventor of waterbeds tried to use Jello
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TIL about the Black Terror, a Union Ironclad responsible for the destruction of an enemy ship. The Black Terror was also completely fake, and cost $8.63 to construct.
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TIL that someone build a working hydrolic computer to simulate an economic model, with water flow to represent money flow
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TIL Chinese's attempt to eradicate sparrow in 1958 lead to estimated 15 to 55 million human death the following year
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TIL Honey Nut Cheerios now uses a fake almond flavor made from crushed fruit pits instead of real almonds
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TIL Knights who had pledged allegiance to the feudal host and had land were obliged to give 40 days’ service per year.