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TIL Playdough was originally invented to clean soot off of wallpaper back when we used to burn coal for heat.

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ANAKx TIL In 1906 Andrew Carnegie formed the Simplified Spelling Board to fix spelling in the English language. Teddy Roosevent was ready to impose their recommendations but he and Carnegie disagreed on how to get the public to adopt. So we're still stuck with that "d" and "e" in Wednesday.
gMPLX TIL before becoming President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen was at one time his country’s only weightlifter, but went on to win 7 gold and 5 silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (Olympics style event held for former British colonies)
x6P8b TIL Potatoes boulangère gets its name from an old practice in French villages, where householders without their own ovens would take the prepared dish to the village bakery. After the baker had finished making his bread, the potato dish would cook slowly while the oven gradually died down
9YnVD TIL Khulan & her father were detained by Mongol Officer Naya'a to protect them from nearby soldiers. Khan thought Naya'a did this because he was attracted to her & interrogated him b4 she spoke in his defense & invited Khan for sex to inspect her virginity. She and Khan later married.
OL7e TIL Enzo Ferrari told a man that “You may be able to drive a tractor, but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari properly.” The man was so pissed, he vowed to create the perfect car, his name, Ferruccio Lamborghini