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TIL that bubble wrap was the result of a failed experiment to create textured wallpaper and was never intended to be a protective wrapping/packaging.

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EKa7 TIL that 80% of the population of Czech Republic is non-religious or undeclared
Ooa TIL: That at MIT you can earn your “Pirate Certificate” by taking the physical education courses of pistol, archery, sailing, and fencing.
KOd5R TIL that the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre have been held by one and the same Muslim family since 1517. This is a way of maintaining a neutral guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, since the church is split between multiple Christian denominations.
OXoe TIL the footballer George Best went broke shortly after he retired. When asked what he did with all his money, he said “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds (women) and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.”
L17V TIL Dinosaurs had giant fleas with beaks the size of modern syringe needles.