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TIL that Scotchgard was discovered by accident. Patsy Sherman, a chemist at 3M, dropped a chemical substance on one of her shoes while she was trying to develop a rubber material that could stand up to jet fuel. Later, when her shoes got dirty, she noticed that one spot stayed clean

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v1PdB It’s true that the plains of Kansas are a more familiar backdrop for tornadoes than Times Square, but the funnels can form just about anywhere if the conditions are right.
E5k0 TIL Elvis was a natural blonde. He started to dye his hair at a young age to have an edgier look.
yVA9v TIL that Sheikh Hasina, PM of Bangladesh, has survived ~19 assassination attempts on her life
BoBe TIL Wesley Snipes’ apartment was destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. He happened to have been at his daughter’s birth, which he says saved his life.
V9jB TIL A survey of the largest symphony orchestras in the US revealed 27% of musicians had used a common heart medication called a beta blocker to inhibit stage fright, and 70% of those who had used the drug had obtained it from a friend and not a medical doctor.