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TIL that Leonardo da Vinci invented the Miter Lock in 1497, which is still in use today including in the Panama and Suez Canals.

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LkwwZ TIL President Warren Harding's dog Laddie Boy was so popular that he was "interviewed" for the Evening Star in 1921. He "said" a dog should appear on U.S. currency and joked Chihuahuas were ill-suited to the American climate but that, seriously, they should be barred from being brought here.
WrpN TIL Strong light can cause some people to sneeze. Up to 35% of the population is affected by “Photic sneezing reflex” and science doesn’t know why
GbpQ TIL sugar can be more addictive than both cocaine and heroin.
loyw5 TIL during the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese military had a sophisticated air force and anti-air defense system which destroyed 10,000 US aircraft (including 3,744 planes and 5,607 helicopters) and 1,018 South Vietnamese aircraft. The North Vietnamese only lost 170 aircraft.
Z8KK4 TIL, in 1969, police raided George Harrison's house and arrested him when they claimed to have found a large piece of hashish in one of Harrison’s shoes. Harrison proclaimed his innocence, saying, "I’m a tidy man. I keep my socks in the sock drawer and stash in the stash box. It’s not mine."