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TIL that the actors who played Ferris Bueller’s parents fell in love and got married after filming

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ne5yr TIL donuts were invented in New York and were originally called "Oily Cakes". The name later changed to Donut because nuts were added to the middle because the center would not cook properly.
wLo7W TIL that the ADE 651; an inert rod of metal with a plastic hinge, was sold as a bomb detector. It was used by the militaries of Iraq, Afghanistan and more than a dozen other countries for years before anyone noticed that it did nothing at all.
D1NGr TIL There are over 105 miles of pipes under New York City that brings steam to over 100,000 buildings to provide heat. None of these buildings has a chimney, which is a distinct feature of the NYC skyline.
LQbjm TIL: When asked to sit in the White section of a segregated Southern conference, Eleanor Roosevelt refused to comply and moved her chair right between the White and Black seating sections and sat there for the rest of the conference.