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TIL that the word ACME commonly found in Looney Tunes shows stands for “A Company (that) Makes Everything”

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Z8AgR TIL during the 1938 Berlin Olympics, two Japanese pole vaulters who tied for second place refused to participate in a tie-breaker. Upon returning to Japan, they cut their medals in half and fused them to one another so each athlete ended up with a half-silver, half-bronze medal.
7r7bb TIL although the actual size of most mammals – including humans – is mostly set from birth, there are many other animals, such as fish, amphibians, lizards, and snakes which are known as "indeterminate growers." They never stop growing.
QJjPd TIL that keeping a wound moist rather than leaving it dry to scab, will heal it up to 50% faster.
Y7jBr Today I learned that when NBA star Todd Thorn was in high school, West Virginia passed legislation designating him a natural resource so he would go to WVU.
5V7bB TIL President James Garfield died on a Monday. That makes two Garfields that don't like Mondays.