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TIL Our knowledge of Cyanide’s taste comes from one man’s suicide note.

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1aJZ4 TIL that the small pocket on blue jeans was originally designed to hold pocket watches. The pocket dates back to the old west (1879). Cowboys kept their pocket watches on chains and they put the watch in the small pocket, to help protect it.
vWyr TIL on the island of Yap they use giant stone disks as currency. Instead of moving the stones, they trade them by agreeing that a stone has a new owner. In fact, when one stone fell into the ocean, people continued to trade the stone despite it being underwater and inaccessible.
5Pw9 TIL There was a con artist who was so good, he sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.
gYaL TIL American roulette wheels are different than wheels in other parts of the world. Casinos in the U.S. use a 0 and double 0 to decrease the odds of winning to 1/38, while other countries use just 0, making the odds 1/37 when betting individual numbers
OogX7 TIL During the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg structured his cereal plant to work four six-hour shifts instead of three eight-hour shifts, providing employment for more people.