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TIL the icon with three horizontal bars representing a menu is called a hamburger button.

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PoWn TIL the Romans invented a hydraulic cement in 25 B.C. The basic principles of this recipe are still used to this day.
pY7ZG TIL that in 1902, the city of Saint-Pierre in Martinique had a population of 28,000. After a volcanic eruption engulfed the city in a pyroclastic flow in April of that year, only 3 survived.
x6pDD TIL Thermonuclear bombs are mostly styrofoam. The radiation channel is filled with polystyrene foam, a crucial component for the device's function, making up the bulk of its volume
MeRg0 TIL that Pres. Hoover once ordered the US army to attack US veterans. In 1932, 17,000 unemployed WWI vets camped at the Washington Mall to demand payment owed to them. Hoover ordered the army to clear the camp, so the veterans were attacked with bayonets, tear gas, and tanks.
OEB7 TIL Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Xena TV series’) suffered 3 strokes after chiropractic manipulation of his shoulder released blood clots from an aneurysm, leaving him with permanent injuries and difficulty acting.