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TIL: John Williams, legendary 'Star Wars' composer, says he's never seen any of the movies

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1694X TIL that Harvey Hubbell who designed the US electrical mains plug/socket in 1904, also made a completely different design which was later adopted by Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and China.
W7LZL TIL Pom-pom hats are not only cute addition to a hat, but were useful to French sailors. When the waters got rough, the pom-poms on their hats kept them from hitting their heads on the low roofs of the boats.
QNKlL TIL that actor Marcus Chong, most notably known for playing 'Tank' in 'The Matrix', is the adopted son of marijuana activist Tommy Chong
YpAE7 TIL that in the last year of his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt rode a horse 100 miles in one day in order to prove that his new military physical standards (100 miles in three days) were not unreasonable
J1ObB TIL Bull Running was a popular and common occurance in English towns, more so than Spain, until it was outlawed in 1835 due to the death and disorder it caused