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TIL that there are publically funded content creators in Germany

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x6beD TIL of the "Shoe Fitting Flouroscope" or "X-Ray Shoe Fitter" which existed in shoe stores up until the 70's - Allowing customers (mostly children) to look through a viewer at a live X-Ray of their feet, to see the bones of their toes and how they lined up with the stitching of the shoe's sole.
DmBp TIL that the 19th century Catholic Church declared “Americanism” a heresy, which included the beliefs in separation of church and state, secularism, etc. This played into American fears at the time that Catholics were too loyal to the Pope and were thus undemocratic, illiberal, and unassimilatable.
woE0o TIL some zoos give out "Gorrila Glasses" to visitors to prevent Gorrilas from getting aggressive due to prolonged eye contact
m1jXR TIL the cocoa leaves used to make Coca Cola have the cocaine removed at the Stepan Company plant in Maywood, NJ. It is the only company legally allowed to import & process them. The extracted cocaine is sold to Mallinckrodt to be refined for medicinal use.
0wPdj TIL of Pomato, a grafted plant that is part tomato and part potato. The resulting plant have cherry tomatoes on the vine and white potatoes in the soil, resulting in plants with double crops. Grafting can also boost natural resilience and improve biodiversity by supporting different pollinators!