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TIL Kangaroos Are Left-Handed

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vPje4 TIL of a machine lubricant called Thames Mud Butter, made from fats that were skimmed from the sewage effluent of late 19th century London.
N74pJ TIL Ian Holm, the actor for Bilbo in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, was the voice actor for Frodo in BBC's 1981 radio drama adaption of The Lord of the Rings.
D1YAV TIL that in 1997, Green Day started a riot from one of their concerts at Tower Records in Manhattan after being criticized that they lost their "punk edge"
xGPD TIL In 1944 Russia captured an American B-29 bomber. Stalin demanded exact clones be made for the Russian air force. A small hole was found on the left wing of the captured aircraft as a result of a manufacturing mistake. All Russian TU-4 bombers included the unnecessary hole in the left wing.
OGANR TIL the oldest known clothing featuring the popular Houndstooth pattern dates back to as early as 1500-1200 BC.