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TIL that the current image of Santa Claus originated in the 19th century by Dutch immigrants who brought the legend of Sinterklaas to New Amsterdam.

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XE6ME TIL steel doesn't need to melt to lose it's strength. At 50% of the melting temperature it already loses 90% structural integrity.
xVwkB TIL about the Military Entertainment Complex - a branch of the DoD that consults on movies and provides accurate equipment
7rMQO Til that Mr.Rogers basically saved all of pbs by speaking in front of congress about the importance of public access tv for kids learning
wLKR8 TIL of sculptor Anna Coleman Ladd who created customized prosthetic masks to be worn by men who had been badly disfigured in World War I and was knighted for her work by the French Government.
VMjmp TIL that raising the drinking age to 21 significantly reduced the number of alcohol related traffic fatalities for people aged 16-20 in the U.S. by 64 percent, according to the NIH.