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TIL that Grover Cleveland issued more vetoes than all of his predecessors combined. He is only surpassed by FDR in number of vetoes.

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8eNxa TIL: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years. Discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, it was determined to be the oldest through radiocarbon dating, showcasing the advanced state of craftsmanship thousands of years ago.
yVXdv TIL in 1867, Alfred Nobel discovered dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin with a safe agent. This invention transformed construction and mining, made Nobel wealthy, and ultimately became the funding source for the Nobel Prizes.
X0n0Q TIL that in 2020, Costco stopped selling Chaokoh coconut milk after reports of forced monkey labor were revealed. Monkeys were allegedly forced to pick coconuts, chained, caged, and had their teeth pulled to prevent resistance. Costco halted purchases and demanded audits to ensure humane practices.
jNGZR TIL that counterintuitively, overall death rates DECREASED during both the Great Depression and the Great Recession. The main cause of this was a lack of motor vehicle accidents, but deaths from heart disease and infectious diseases also went down. Only suicide rates increased, and not by much.
7rmNX TIL that spiked collars actually have a functional purpose. Used as far back as ancient Greece, they're worn by livestock dogs to protect against attack by wolves.