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TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.

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dLwr TIL that during WWII, the British secret services created a special edition of Monopoly for prisoners of war held by the Nazis. The games were distributed by fake charity groups created by the secret services and contained maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping.
b6PyE TIL That Puppet’s Theme from FNAF 2 was sampled a Clock Toy from the very first episode of Baby Einstein (1997)
QJbKp TIL the first "Seven Wonders" lists came guidebooks popular with Hellenic sightseers that date from the 2nd-1st century BC.
KMb6 TIL J. R.R. Tolkien was an Anarchist.
wLQJJ TIL: There is a thing as "smoking jacket" which is worn to prevent the tobacco smell from sticking on your clothes.