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YpeXG TIL In 1821, Thomas Jennings became the first African-American to hold a patent. He invented 'dry scouring', a method for removing dirt and grease from clothing that would lead to today's dry cleaning.
a8pOy TIL: 1.5 million people migrated out of New York and California between 2020 and 2022
awWG0 TIL: Viruses can live up to 18 days on steel, but only one on denim cloth. University of Iowa research
69gxY TIL "The Rabbit Died" was once a common euphemism for a positive pregnancy test, when actually all rabbits died using such tests which involved injecting them with women's urine.
gr6Jb TIL that Abraham Lincoln was offered honorary citizenship of the Republic of San Marino in 1861. He accepted, writing “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history.”