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TIL the Marine corps was founded in a tavern

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BrNrL TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor's policy was to not want to make war seem like child's play
oBjbE TIL the scientist that discovered how sweat regulated body temperature did so by standing in an oven. On occasion he was joined by a colleague, a dog, and beef steaks. The food cooked, the men and dog were fine.
VB1o0 TIL in 2020 scientists discovered a new organ in the human throat, a previously unknown pair of salivary glands called the "tubarial salivary glands".
78R4b TIL "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" was banned in Malaysia solely because of the title as "Morphin" was determined to be too easily confused with the drug "Morphine"
x6oR0 TIL Aaron Carter is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to have four consecutive top 10 singles in the United Kingdom.