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TIL Converse Sneakers have felt on the bottom because that classifies them as slippers, which have a lower tariff.

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nWdjP TIL that in the 1930s, a family on the Isle of Man claimed to live with a talking mongoose named Gef who described himself as “an extra extra clever mongoose”.
78O07 TIL fashion designer Tom Ford eats at least three donuts per day. Although he's been vegan for several years, he allows himself a bit of slack when it comes to doughnuts. "Vegan ones simply don't cut it for me."
wjlW TIL In 1996 a middle aged bank robber rubbed lemon juice on his face because he thought it would make him invisible on camera.
8eLlG TIL original Trek was cancelled after season 2, the Klingon ship model was made as merchandising, and then Trek was renewed for a third season, allowing the show to use the model which had not been created to be a series prop.
QNKOp TIL a man in California tried to hunt Bin Laden with a Katana and Night vision Goggles