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TIL The Weber Grill, a kettle grill design popularized in the 1950s, was first designed by a salesman at a metal works company. Looking for a way to protect food he was grilling from wind, he repurposed metal buoys his company was making to make a covered grill.

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W74p9 TIL a man in China retaliated against his upstairs neighbor's constant noise by buying a building shaker online and installing it on the ceiling. It creates a vibration and noise that is similar to a power drill.
wANP TIL A five-year review of dog-bite injuries from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, published in 2009 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found that almost 51 percent of the attacks were from pit bulls
d8Qj9 TIL back in the 1700s, doctors would literally blow smoke up people’s asses to resuscitate them
N7YDP TIL that after assassinating Sanjaasürengiin Zorig (who led the Mongolian Revolution that overthrew the communist government), the perpetrator(s) strangely stole a bottle of vinegar and a bottle of soy sauce from his refrigerator before fleeing.
4XpOJ TIL 700,000 year old stone tools were found in the Philippines despite the fact that known humans didn't arrive until 600,000 years later. Researches aren't sure how humans got there or what early hominid could have even made them