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TIL UPS trademarked the colour brown
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TIL The idea of “common sense” comes from the Ancient Greek concept of Nous, the “common sense” humans were believed to have to recognize truth that was distinct from rationality
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TIL a WWII German fighter aircraft, the BF-109, had a unique weapon design - cannon which was installed in the engine and fired through the propeller hub
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TIL in the early 1800s, tourists visiting Plymouth Rock were provided a hammer so that they could take a piece of the rock as a souvenir. By 1880, what was left of the rock was fenced off.
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TIL excessive childhood stress can cause permanent brain damage and affect gene expression.
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TIL that Sir David Attenborough is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.