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TIL Time magazine has a list of the 50 worst inventions of all time, which includes the segway, new coke, and crocs

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x7Qb TIL Adidas was founded by a former member of the Nazi party, Adolf Dassler, Adi was a nickname and das was the first 3 letters of his last name
4Orb TIL: scientists have invented a gel that can be directly squirted into an open wound to instantly stop bleeding. It was inspired by medpacs in videogames.
BrLoW TIL that ants can easily survive being microwaved due to having a large body surface area to volume ratio and an ability to position themselves in between microwaves beams due to their small size.
p8jke TIL Nike Air shoes are no more than a marketing gimmick, they were never designed to make you run faster, and many famous athletes do not even wear their own signature models because they are not ideal for competition.
x6b5 TIL Churchill declared “Mr. President, I have nothing to hide from you” while standing naked in front of FDR.