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TIL Surgical Gloves Were Invented Because a Doctor had the Hots for his Nurse

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BXbe TIL that Canada is the only non-European member of the European Space Agency.
PN4w TIL a company developed a system for your home that when an earthquake is detected, a compressor will release an incredible amount of air underneath your house causing it float off it’s foundation
X0Jx6 TIL there is a database of 'haunted' houses in Hong Hong, which lists properties where a death has taken place. If a violent death has occurred, the property may lose up to 30% of its value. Once properties appear on this database, it is virtually impossible to remove them.
KO4mJ TIL model Jennifer O'Neill was cast to star in the Disneys The Black Hole but was told she needed to cut her hair as it would be easier for scenes set in zero-g. She gave in, drinking wine during the haircut and leaving noticeably impaired. She lost the part after a serious car crash on the way home
G7yE TIL King Zog of Albania was the only national leader in modern times to return fire during an assassination attempt.