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TIL the only reason people in the US spell aluminium as aluminum is because Charles Martin Hall, the developer of the metal’s refinement process, misspelled it on one of his advertisements.

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N7LBe TIL that the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere are the opposite of those in the Southern Hemisphere. This means that in Argentina and Australia, winter begins in June.
g1x7 TIL that Katey Sagal (Married With Children, Futurama, Sons of Anarchy) has twin sisters who had their own TV show in the 80’s called Double Trouble
a1dJ TIL all the pallbearers at TV pitchman Billy Mays’ funeral wore blue shirts and khaki pants in his honor.
gMPB7 TIL drinking alcohol DOES improve your ability to speak a foreign language.
xVDjB TIL that Jackie Robinson was a baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the B. Dodgers. In 1997, MLB retired his uniform number 42 across all teams; Evey year in april every player wear his number, 42. Chadwick Boseman portrayed him in thefilm "42"