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TIL that for winning the 1922 Nobel Prize in physics, Carlsberg brewery gave Niels Bohr a house located next to their brewery, complete with a direct pipeline so that Bohr had free beer on tap whenever he wanted.

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MPpm TIL that soldiers use Silly String in Iraq for bomb detection. It travels far enough where a soldier can shoot it across most rooms, and it’s light enough such that if some Silly String lands on the tripwire, it won’t cause the bomb to explode.
X0M8R TIL that Mount Disappointment in Australia was so named because when they discovered it in 1824, they found there were too many trees to see the bay. Also, one of the discoverers suffered incredible pain in his groin while there which necessitated a five-day rest for their party.
jNynM TIL the strawberry on the tomato pin cushion is filled with emery powder, an abrasive, to sharpen pins.
BKab TIL that vultures have stomach acid 10x stronger than ours to they don’t get food poisoning.
e08jJ TIL the first baby stroller was made in 1733. The Duke of Devonshire asked architect William Kent to build a means of transport for his young children, and Kent constructed a shell shaped basket on wheels for children to sit in. It was richly decorated, and meant to be pulled by a goat or small pony