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TIL that founder of the Amish, Jacob Ammann, who introduced the idea of a strict adherence to a dress code ("simple dress") for his followers, was a tailor

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Vvlk TIL that refrigerator doors became magnetic in 1956 because kids playing would climb into an abandoned fridge, pull the door shut and realize too late they were trapped. The door seal prevented air from getting in and the kids’ screams from getting out, and in a short time they’d suffocate.
Ryd1 TIL Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top were once offered $1,000,000 to shave their beards for a Gillette ad, to which they both declined.
VB7D8 TIL Osama bin Laden historically didnt have much luck with planes. His father died in a crash in 1967 and his brother died when he flew a plane into power lines in Texas.
166V TIL Brian Eno created the Windows 95 start-up music on an Apple computer. “I wrote it on a Mac. I’ve never used a PC in my life; I don’t like them”.
BrWkk TIL that opossums not only eat lots of deer ticks, but they are also resistant to venomous snake bites.