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TIL that Ultrasuede (a form of synthetic suede) is partly made from molasses

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mxK1p TIL: Bombing Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the less deadly of the 2 options America considered to end the war: Alt was to invade Japan, costing millions of both American and Japanese lives, instead of over 200k Japanese lives lose from the bombs.
R5pa TIL that Hitler originally had a handlebar mustache, but was ordered to shave it to his famous toothbrush style during WWI in order for his gas mask to fit air tight.
vNb7 TIL In Thailand, police officers who misbehave or break the law are forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands.
BgGGe TIL that Robert Wadlow, the tallest person ever known was born in 1918 and grew to a height of 8 feet 11.1 inches due to a rare condition. He relied on leg braces to walk and died at 22 from an infection.
x67D0 TIL 38yo Jerry Seinfeld met a 17yo high school student in a park & groomed her into a reromantic relationship that was public knowledge.