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gr8Oy TIL that from the early 1900s until about 1945, milk was commonly used to make many plastic ornaments, including buttons, decorative buckles, beads, fountain pens, and fancy comb and brush sets. Milk plastic (called casein plastic) was even used to make jewelry for Queen Mary of England!
Dv4r TIl that in Turkey there is an ancient cave complex where 20,000 people could live
R1B4 TIL a philosophy riddle from 1688 was recently solved. If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone? In 2003 five people had their sight restored though surgery, and, no they could not.
NbJJ TIL the German insurance firm ERGO rewarded its 100 best salesmen with a prostitute-filled “sex party” in Budapest’s most famous thermal baths.
nev1r TIL that during the Blitz people tried to carry on working as usual and shops which had their windows blown out often put up humorous signs such as "We are still open - more open than usual".