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TIL that the first appliances had to be plugged into the light sockets in the ceiling because houses were wired for illumination, not general electricity use.

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jZQa TIL Siamese cats are partial Albinos. The gradual shading of the extremities is caused by a recessive gene with temperature-sensitive expression. As they age, the Spots can get darker the colder it is, but if keep in an evironment that is 98f or wamer they would stay pure white.
lV87 TIL sushi doesn’t mean raw fish, but vinegared rice
N7xr8 TIL that humans and bananas share about 50% of the same DNA.
WkVMd TIL In 1888, the train carrying the Russian Imperial Family derailed. Emperor Alexander III used his massive physical strength to lift the collapsed roof of the dining car so his family could escape. However, the blunt force trauma on his kidneys caused the nephritis which killed him 6 years later.
o1ZE TIL The Boston Celtics have won slightly more than one out of every four NBA Championships, making them the most successful sports franchise in North American history.