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8b6a TIL After a hoarder died in his home of a heart attack in 2012, a cleaning crew found a false hollow wall with human bones inside. They were those of his wife who disappeared 27 years earlier. He had murdered her and then claimed she ran away.
l7n51 TIL In 2010, Drs. Torres and Luckham debuted their spray-on fabric in a fashion show at Imperial College London. The science was inspired by traditions of textile-making, like felt, where fibers are bound instead of stitched or woven.
jNbZQ TIL that the phrase “to blow smoke up your ass” was an actual medical practice used by indigenous North American people to stimulate respiration. It’s called a tobacco smoke enema.
oR8gA TIL John D. Rockefeller's estimated $1.4 billion net worth in 1937 was equivalent to 1.5% of U.S. GDP. According to this metric he was (and still is) the richest individual in American business and economic history.
Wk754 TIL that the Earth casts its shadow onto the atmosphere. It is visible during twilight as a blue or purple band just above the horizon.