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TIL of Vesta Stoudt. During World War 2, she came up with the idea for duct tape at her factory job. After her supervisors rejected the idea, she wrote president Roosevelt, he liked the idea and gave the letter to the War Production Board

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0DG1 TIL Fidel Castro has personally apologized for the treatment of gays in Cuba.
6yJm TIL In 2005, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the application of Eminent Domain to kick homeowners off of their property so private developers could build hotels, health clubs, and condos in New London, Connecticut. Years later, the abandoned property remains an overgrown, barren field.
LkNGr TIL that all ships visiting the ancient city of Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books for immediate copying. The owners received a copy and the originals were placed in the Library of Alexandria
9Y1rp TIL, that human canines are not for tearing and ripping meat. Instead, our ancestors used them to fight male rivals for mating rights.
9Z76 TIL there’s a drug that treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis, but remains unavailable to many due to it’s $300,000/year/patient price tag, making it one of the most expensive drugs in the world