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TIL Lydia O'Leary, a woman who was insecure due to a large birthmark on her face, created a product to hide it that was inspired by her experiments with oil paint. She was granted a patent for her concealer in 1932. It's the only foundation with a USPTO patent.

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JlQ1 TIL The Plantaris is a small muscle in your calf that is believed to be used by our ancestors to grip with their feet. It is so weak that it is considered functionally obsolete and arguments have been made that humans are evolving it out. It is absent in 7-10% of the population worldwide.
woY7E TIL Armadillos got their name from the Aztec word meaning "turtle-rabbit"
17r7 TIL that Ron Swanson wrote the story/screenplay for “Forest Warrior,” a 1996 film starring Chuck Norris. In one scene, Chuck Norris is an eagle diving through the air with the purpose of transforming into human form to deliver a flying kick to the face of an unsuspecting foe.
XEw7E TIL America accidentally dropped a nuke on South Carolina in 1958 and two Hydrogen bombs on North Carolina in 1961. The traditional explosives on the nuke exploded, while only a low voltage trigger kept one of the H-bombs from detonating.
5Y1Kp TIL during WWII, the Nazis harvested hair from concentration camp inmates and used it to make blankets and socks for U-boat crews. A car company also allegedly used the hair from 40,000 Auschwitz inmates to make textiles. Polish historians claim to have found 1.95 tonnes of the hair-cloth.