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TIL that most cars and carriages in the US, before the success of the Model T, had the driver sitting on the right. The Model T was so popular, that other automakers followed suit.

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VMJom TIL at Area 51 Loads of paints and solvents used to make the Stealth bomber and other classified aircraft were set on fire in trenches causing clouds of poisonous smoke for laborers. The smoke resulted in respiratory illness, cancers and rashes. The official response was nothing happened at Area 51
XaaR TIL Robert Heft designed the 50 star American Flag in 1958 as a 17 year old for a high school class project. He received a B-, though it was changed to an A after his flag design was chosen and adopted by presidential proclamation after Alaska and before Hawaii were admitted into the union.
QNDQL TIL: The native languages of Madagascar (Malagasy) and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) are in the same language family [Austronesian]. In the direction that was travelled by settlers these locations are more than halfway around the earth from each other.
oBL88 TIL that in many American hospitals, you’ll find representatives from No One Should Die Alone (NOSDA), a nonprofit volunteer organization formed in 2002 by a nurse named Sandra Clark. Their founding principle is that no one is born alone, and no one should die alone, either.
aJR9 TIL French revolutionary soldier Jean Bernadotte had “Death to Kings!” tattooed on his chest. He later went on to become King of Sweden and Norway