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TIL that modern examination of classic Damascus steel revealed the presence of carbon nanotubes, the likely source of the material’s mythical reputation for strength.

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bkMa TIL that the children’s song group “the wiggles” were originally the “hardest working punk band in australia”.
W76J8 TIL that human's brains are inherently wired to put more focus on the negative than the positive in what Psychologists refer to as "negativity bias."
XEeVR TIL Chung Ju-yung, the founder of Hyundai, originally wanted to become a school teacher, but his family's dire financial situation made him unable to get higher education. Instead, he ran away from his family to Seoul, where he started a construction company, Hyundai, in 1947.
PY1yZ TIL that smoking killed more people in the 20th century than both world wars combined.
7rKyr TIL In 1941, almost 10% of all recruits for the US military were rejected because they did not have 6 opposing teeth on their upper and lower jaws. US dental health was so poor before WWII that it was the leading cause of rejection.