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TIL two of Pocahontas’s descendants have become first lady
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TIL There is not a single company owned Subway in the world. Every Subway restaurant is owned by one of 21,000+ franchisees.
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TIL that when Apple began designating employee numbers, Steve Jobs was offended that Wozniak received #1 while he got #2. He believed he should be second to no one, so he took #0 instead.
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TIL there is an ancient old growth forest bordering Poland called Białowieża Forest. It resembles what most of Europe looked like before the 14th century. This story of conservation has been well documented over the last 500 years and is almost as rich as the ecosystem the forest supports.
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TIL The Foo Fighters for their 2011 concert tour, submitted their performance contract (rider), as a 52 page-coloring/activity book with a “Word Hunt” that if successfully completed, had leftover letters in it that spelled out a hidden message from the band.
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Today I learned that the cloudy vapor that appears when liquid nitrogen is exposed to the air is condensed moisture, not the gas itself. The gas actually causing the condensation and freezing is completely invisible.