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TIL that gun manufactures lobbied for legal immunity from lawsuits, successfully passing the "PLCAA" in 2005

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eZaD TIL in ancient Egypt, men could take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.
QN4OL TIL Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was founded in 1983 over a poker game.
KY0gQ TIL Domino's Pizza was unsuccessful in its attempt to expand into Italy, they failed to win over the local Italians as they preferred their local pizzerias
0wLYp TIL the MOSFET (the transistor) is the single most manufactured item in human history, with 13 sextillion (1.3 × 10²²) created since 1960— equivalent to two transistors for every tonne of matter for the entire planet
5Y7BB TIL scientists were able to spin a calcium carbonate molecule to 600 million RPM, generating 1 billion Gs of force. Unfortunately, the molecule spun so fast that it disappeared from the experimental chamber and scientist are still trying to find out where it went to this day.