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TIL the founders of Adidas had been members of the Nazi party
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TIL that in an effort to demonstrate people’s lack of scientific literacy, water is referred to by an unfamiliar name, “dihydrogen monoxide”, followed by a listing of real effects of this chemical, in an attempt to convince people that it should be regulated, labeled as hazardous, or banned.
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TIL anybody travelling on the International Space Station needs to have both metric and imperial tools with them. This is because the American portion has been built in 'imperial' and the rest in metric.
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TIL that variable gears on a bicycle predate the motor vehicle by almost 20 years.
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TIL of Howard Dully, who was lobotomized at age 12 in 1960 due to such incredulous behaviors such as daydreaming and defying his parents.
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TIL “Magic eraser” cleaning products do not use any chemicals to clean hard-to-remove marks, but instead act as extremely fine sandpaper.