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TIL of Operation Pig Bristle. An Australian military operation conducted in 1946 during the Chinese Civil War, the goal of which was to obtain paint brushes in response to a national shortage of brushes used in home construction.

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vM4B TIL that Dr Seuss’s first book was rejected 20+ times. He was on his way to burn it when he ran into a college friend who had just been made children’s editor at Vanguard Press. Seuss later said, ‘If I’d been going down the other side of Madison Ave, I’d be in the dry-cleaning business today.’
mgmE TIL that Your Brain Stays Half Awake When You Sleep In A New Place
OGLje TIL that in 1982, the members of the punk rock band Misfits were arrested in New Orleans because of grave robbing while attempting to locate the grave of voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau, but bailed themselves out of jail and skipped their court date to drive to their next performance in Florida.
wKlW TIL John Aaron, a NASA flight controller, not only saved Apollo 12 after it was struck by lightning, but also saved the Apollo 13 crew by developing a unique power up sequence to allow a safe reentry.
m14Zo TIL that when bee hive becomes too full, bees will form a "senate" comprised of more experienced bees to seek a new location. When the location has been found, they vote on it by dancing as a collective until a consensus is reached.