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TIL the creator of Samuel Adams founded an organization that helps entrepreneurs start businesses by offering coaching, problem-solving, and micro-loans.

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KO7j9 TIL: The Navy patented an 'inertial mass reduction device', an 'electromagnetic force field generator', a 'high-frequency gravitational wave generator' and a room temperature super conductor in 2019. All created by a mysterious aerospace engineer by the name of Dr. Salvatore Cezar Pais
WkGAY TIL that some computer games used to be published in book form; the player would have to manually type in the code for the whole game that was printed in the book before they could play it
R5La1 TIL the "Pauli effect" is the supposed tendency of technical equipment to mysteriously break in the presence of certain people. The effect is named after Austrian theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli, whose presence was associated with spontaneous mechanical failure throughout his career.
YpMmB TIL heels were first made by the Persian cavalry to keep stability while shooting arrows. It later became popular in Europe as masculine symbol until 1630 when women followed the fashion. First a military asset then a masculine symbol and now feminine.
6bWY TIL Peter Oakley, otherwise known as Geriatric1972, was the most subscribed user on Youtube in August 2006. The channel comprises of him describing events in his past, which includes serving the British army in WW2, an continued posting videos until he died in in March 23, 2014.