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TIL Sharks don’t have bones.

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vPEW7 TIL the 55-metre (180 ft) Lüneburg Water Tower was built in 1907 in a neo-Gothic style to fit in its urban environment in the middle of the old town, surrounded by medieval streets and churches.
oRwPY TIL: you can plant tomato slices in pots and sprout your own tomato plants.
yQXal TIL the QWERTY keyboard layout is ~147 years old and took ~5 years to perfect
JYGAv TIL of Thales of Miletus, The first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed. Thales used geometry to calculate the heights of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. He is also the first known individual to use deductive reasoning applied to geometry
P1X1w TIL From 1900-1930, the most popular form of home insulation was Cabot's Quilt. It was made of Eel Grass (Sea Grass) sewn (quilted) between two layers of Kraft Paper. Eel grass doesn't decompose like other plants. It was eventually replaced with fiberglass.