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TIL that the parachute was invented before the airplane

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xV9g5 TIL Milk Duds were intended to be candy spheres but the machines produced less-than-round candies which the workers called "duds". The "milk" part of the name refers to the large amount of milk in the candy.
yWJX TIL that in Alaska, it’s been legal for adults to possess and use small amounts of cannabis since 1975.
v1rrL TIL that Indian surgeons were performing successful rhinoplasties as early as 600 BC. They'd slice an upside-down nose shape from your forehead skin, twist it around, and insert hollow bamboo sticks for you to breathe through.
woomY TIL about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, wherein 146 garment workers died because of the factory owners’ decision to keep all exit doors locked to prevent theft and unauthorized breaks. The owners of the company survived and made roughly $400 per worker due to the insurance payout.
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