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TIL After the Vietnam war Vietnamese farmers recycled thousands of external fuel tanks from U.S. aircraft to create river boats and canoes

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WWON TIL that 20% (around 4 million songs) of Spotify’s catalog have never been played before.
GARQ7 TIL the original name for a zipper was "hookless fastener." The original patent for "Zipper" ONLY referred to a specific type of boots that utilized the hookless fastener.
9rgG TIL that 8 people were killed in what became known as the London Beer Flood after 1,470,000 L of beer burst out of brewery and gushed into the streets; 200 years ago today on October 17 1814
QOw9 TIL that one of the reasons the gloves didn’t fit O.J. Simpson is that he stopped taking medication for his arthritis which led to his hands becoming swollen
R7yaj TIL that Chris Matheson, one of the co-writers of the Bill and Ted franchise, is the son of legendary sci-fi author Richard Matheson (I Am Legend).