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TIL that physicist Robert Lang is one of the world’s leading experts in the art and mathematics of origami. As such, his origami designs have helped in the innovations of airbag safety, heart surgery, and telescopes.

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oBZV8 TIL that vegetarians are more likely to suffer from mental disorders than omnivores
9wJpm TIL of the Samoan branch of the Nazi Party. Support for the Nazi Party was strongest among mixed-race settlers of German descent in the territory. The branch was criticized by the German consul to New Zealand, Walter Hellenthal, over its poor organisation and the racial make-up of its members
MM6B TIL: barq’s root beer, unlike most rootbeers, has caffeine in it.
newVo TIL of Operation London Bridge, a detailed plan for what is to happen in the days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The plan is updated several times yearly and was devised in the 1960s.
e47L TIL Fewer people are killed in the U.S. with all rifles including “assault rifles” each year than with shotguns, hammers & clubs, and hands & feet. (2007-2011 Chart)