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TIL clothes can be “unshrinked”

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rRLby TIL of the 1626 Wanggongchang explosion. A massive unexplained explosion in Beijing, killing 20,000 and estimated to be similar in power to that of the Hiroshima Bombing
XKlX TIL in 1998, Sony inadvertently released a camcorder that could see through clothes. When aimed at people wearing dark clothing, the night-vision feature created an x-ray effect, meaning what ever was beneath became visible. Sony had to recall over 700,000 units after they discovered the issue.
R5vPQ TIL that Jerusalem has endured 52 assaults, been captured and recaptured 44 times, faced 23 sieges, and suffered complete destruction twice throughout its turbulent history.
7rYBb TIL In 2016, the U.S. Marine Corps changed 19 official job titles, such as “infantryman,” to a gender neutral alternative, like “basic infantry Marine.”
wLbQY TIL that there's a company in the UK that takes wet coffee waste and turns it into things like coffee flavouring, and bio-fuel logs and pellets