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TIL that the ancient fabric called Dhaka Muslin from Bengal was the most valuable fabric on the planet. It was so transparent that English women wearing it was accused of appearing in public naked. Currently no one alive knows how to make this fabric due to the exploitation of East India Company.

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R5Rv9 TIL that the column of Borso d’Este in Farrara Italy is constructed of Jewish tombstones. They discovered the tombstones when they were removed during a restoration project in 1960. The tombstones were then put back into the column instead of being replaced by more appropriate materials.
7rn4O TIL All the Sears Christmas Wish Book Catalogs are online dating back to the 1930s, so you can remember all the toys you asked for as a kid.
1E07 TIL that both Disney and Nickelodeon own the rights to distribute episodes of Doug due to the creator’s contract stating that if Nick ended the series he could bring it elsewhere.
m1lvO TIL Journey, one of the most-heard rock groups in history, started life as a Bay Area jazz fusion band
pPbO TIL a surgeon was able to keep a chicken’s heart tissue alive for over 20 years without it being attached to a body, deeming the cells, “immortal.”