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TIL that the inventor of the toilet paper roll, Seth Wheeler, illustrated the patent with the roll in the “over” position, fueling the ongoing debate about the correct way to hang toilet paper.

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4XYRN TIL after only 4 years of primary school, German children are placed on one of four tracks: Hauptschule for less academic students, Realschule for intermediary students, Gymnasium for academic students, or Gesamtschule (comprehensive school). Only Gymnasium entitles one to attend university
Zp4Av TIL: The 'Super Trouper' in the ABBA song is a powerful theatrical follow spotlight. The lyric is about being the star of the show, the one that the brightest spotlight follows.
wL0o6 TIL about Oceanic the largest ship in the world until 1901 and the predecessor of the Titanic
N79B8 TIL Jane Goodall, who studied and bonded with chimpanzees, appreciating their personalities, minds, emotions, and giving them names early on in her career, said her "favorite animal absolutely is not a primate, it's a dog." It was her dog that taught her not to objective towards chimps.
4k1Gw TIL that although the ancestor of all big cats split into the family of Felidae nearly 7 Mya, the skulls of lions and tigers are so similar they are difficult to be told apart by the untrained eye except by specific characteristics like skull sutures placement, nasal bone size, and canine size.