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TIL that we put a man on the moon before luggage wheels were invented.

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lDmr TIL the term ‘fairy-locks’, which originated in the mid to late 1500s, is another word for dreadlocks. It was believed when the fairies played in your hair at night they would knot it up; and it was bad luck to untangle.
8a6Na TIL Japanese scientists have transplanted hair follicle germs (HFG) on mice which were grown on a substrate of dimethylpolysiloxane, (a silicone added to McDonald's fries to stop cooking oil from frothing). The technique created 5,000 HFGs at once and started new hair growth on mice.
lYVr TIL that Jim Carrey’s first appearance on US TV (age 21, The Tonight Show) consisted solely of an over-the-top Elvis impersonation with a freaky ending
gAb9 TIL the first ever aerial photograph of an American city is of Boston in 1860. The photo, made from a hot air balloon, is titled: “Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It”
kOrW5 TIL of the horse Potoooooooo, originally named "Potato" but the stable boy wrote down the name as "Pot-8-o" and the owner liked it so much he kept it.