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TIL Patagonia has a separate business arm that sells gear to the US Government

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j6JYN TIL that almost 3% of films released in the 1960s included depictions of people sinking in quicksand, clay or mud
Qebk TIL No ancient language had a word for the color blue until the Egyptians and studies suggest early humans may not have been able to distinguish that color at all.
e05Yg TIL about the Max Headroom signal hijacking of 1987.
8bbV TIL that the smell when it first starts raining is called Petrichor. It is a combination of plant oils and the chemical Geosin. New research has shown that when the rain drops hit the ground they trap tiny air bubbles, which then shoot upwards creating an aerosol.
VMeXk TIL Mandrake, a root of a plant which sometimes resembles a human. It has long been steeped in the occult and medieval lore. The root was believed to bear hallucinogenic and narcotic properties and used in the treatment of headaches, earaches, gout and insanity to name a few.