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TIL that Cowboys didn’t actually wear cowboy hats. ????????????

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LY4r TIL that the bottom of Converse “All Star” sneakers are covered with felt so that they classify as slippers, and therefore command a lower import tariff.
45Wb TIL the gender of crocodiles is determined not by genetics, but by the temperature in which the eggs are kept in during the incubation period.
bBnN TIL the German word for ‘birth control pill’ is 'antibabypille’
NDP1 TIL during the production of Star Wars, Peter Cushing found Grand Moff Tarkin’s boots, furnished by the wardrobe department, to be very uncomfortable. George Lucas agreed to limit shots where Cushing’s feet would be visible, allowing him to wear his own slippers.
PVAE TIL the Throne of Denmark is made of narwhal tusks, which were claimed to be unicorn horns, and is flanked by three life-sized silver lions, inspired by the legend of King Solomon’s throne, said to be surrounded by 12 gold lions.