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d89p9 TIL that one of the first synthetic dyes, Perkin's Mauve, was discovered by William Perkin after his professor challenged the then-18-year-old to synthesise the anti-malarial quinine.
GA9bj TIL Glur's Tavern, founded in 1876 in Nebraska, is the oldest continuously operated tavern west of the Mississippi river. Frequented by Buffalo Bill, allegedly he once paid his tab with a $1,000 bill!
lolZA TIL following JFK’s assassination, the President’s body could not legally be removed from the hospital under Texas law before an autopsy had been performed. Secret Service agents ended up putting Dallas officials against the wall at gunpoint in order for his body to be released.
KOR8a TIL that there’s actually 14 non-quadrilateral flags still in use today
OoVAR As well as extroverts and introverts, there are "ambiverts" who lie somewhere in the middle and actually, researchers predict about two-thirds of us are ambiverts.