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TIL two hair salons in the UK have started to include a "quiet chair" for people who don't want to engage in small talk while getting their hair cut.

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PYyXV TIL that around 11% of the world population was killed during the Mongol invasions.
DQgJg TIL Dogs have sweat glands in their paws.
Me04K TIL due to being so well known, Steve Wozniak completed his college degree at UC Berkley under the name "Rocky Raccoon Clark".
VM7VQ TIL the Gin Blossoms co-founder eventually killed himself after being kicked out of the band shortly before their rise to popularity from the songs he wrote.
6EWvY TIL about New Zealand's first tank, the Bob Semple tank. It used corrugated iron armor on a tractor base, with 6 machine guns as armament. After public ridicule, Bob Semple stood by his design, saying "I don’t see anyone else coming up with any better ideas."