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TIL Wicker is not the name of a material, but the name of the weaving process

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yQD0V TIL that a brilliant young British physicist, Henry Moseley, was killed in World War I only at an age of 27. Because of that, during the WW II it was British government policy to give "bright, young scientists" safer job to keep them alive.
groOb TIL Andrew Jackson had a parrot who loved to curse
Md4A TIL Costco sells approximately 100 million hot dogs a year in their food court – over four times the number sold in all Major League Baseball stadiums combined.
JYMa4 TIL: that Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle Fruit) is a plant known for its berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet.
loxkK TIL that Drivers who text on the road are in far more danger than intoxicated drivers.Texting drivers had slower reactions times by 35% while drunk drivers displayed a 12% decrease in reaction time and drivers intoxicated with cannabis had slowed response times by 21%.