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TIL: Duct tape should never be used for taping ducts

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jNeeE TIL that Andrew Johnson Was Drunk During His Inauguration.
vPZeR TIL an 18kg sapphire was mined in Madagascar in 1995. It was carved into a 61,500 carat crystal featuring 134 different individuals in milestones in human history, paying tribute to humanity.
Oo5ea TIL plant sexuality was denounced by Christianity until the 19th century because the Bible says that plants were created on the 3rd day but "male and female" wasn't mentioned until animals and humans were created on the 6th day. "Deflowered" comes from thinking flowers were sexless things of beauty.
Vo6m TIL: Scientists wired two rats’ brains together and the result was mutual problem solving: “We created a new central nervous system made of two brains.”
b6MOa TIL about SuperDisk, a floppy disk developed by 3M in 1996 with up to 240 megabytes capacity. It had little success in North America and was discontinued in 2003