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LQ0B9 TIL the full original name of 3M is Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Qe6d TIL a Kentucky sheriff deputy had 2 sons die in separate car accidents on the same night. He drove by the second crash after leaving the first one not knowing he had another son in the second crash.
oBKrL TIL the underbelly membrane of lobsters is the toughest material of all natural hydrogels, including collagen, animal skins, and natural rubber. The membrane is about as strong as industrial rubber composites, such as those used to make car tires, garden hoses, and conveyor belts.
RPJl TIL that Martha Stewart once dated Anthony Hopkins, but broke up with him after she saw Silence of the Lambs. She stated she was unable to avoid associating Hopkins with the character of Hannibal Lecter.
Oo68R TIL that in 1968 the United Kingdom evicted more than 1,000 natives from their home island at the request of the US so that they could build an army base