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TIL the shape created by bending a rod is called an "elastica curve"

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Ypag7 TIL that the popular sleeping aid known as Ambien - zolpidem tartrate - was astonishingly discovered to bring back some minimally conscious patients back from a vegetative state.
m1WXP TIL the protein style burgers at In-n-Out have fewer grams of protein than the regular burgers.
mx5Dy TIL that professional clowns can patent their makeup designs by painting their unique look on an egg and adding it to the Clown Egg Register. This helps protect the clown’s reputation from any imposters who might imitate their design.
XE7Gk TIL: Jefferson Davis, U.S. Senator and President of the Confederacy, was caught by Union soldiers about a month after Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant, wearing women's clothes in as desperate attempt to evade capture.
X0LJ8 TIL that singer Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face. Snoop Dogg later said “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”