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b9lK7 TIL in a 1986 interview, Jackie Gleason said he considered suing Hanna-Barbera for The Flintstones being a copy of The Honeymooners, but passed when his lawyers cautioned, “Do you want to be known as the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air?”.
XOvX TIL that a cat will be hurt more by a 7 story fall than from a 8+ story fall.
8aGoG TIL that capacitive touchscreens (the kind in smartphones) emit a small ammount of electricity and when you touch it, your finger absorbs some of the electricity. This is how your phone knows the difference between an eraser and your finger.
ZpWEG TIL about Oliver Chase, a Boston pharmacist in the 1800s who created medicinal lozenges in the shape of hearts with printed statements, now known as Sweethearts.
wLBLP TIL Carole King has written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005