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TIL the term “Webster’s” is in the public domain and many dictionary publishers use it only as a marketing tool

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JBmk TIL Geckskin is a superstrong adhesive based on Gecko feet that can hold up to 700lbs on a smooth wall. Developed at UMass (and funded by DARPA), it can easily attach and detach heavy everyday objects such as televisions or computers to walls, as well as medical and industrial applications.
DQg9v TIL of the 1981 film Roar, starring Tippi Hedren, her husband Noel Marshall , her daughter Melanie Griffith and Noel's two sons. It has been described as "the most dangerous film ever made" in which they used wild, untrained animals. Although no deaths occured, numerous serious injuries did.
0V8R TIL that fire burns in a sphere without gravity to stoke it
EGNW TIL that a guy sold his imaginary friend, named Jon Malipieman, on ebay for over 3,000 dollars
67QX TIL the population of 3 cities (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal) makes up almost 40% of the total population of Canada