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TIL that the phenomenon where a landline phone's cord forms a kink and gets twisted in the opposite direction of the rest of the cord is called "tendril perversion"

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5xdB TIL in Switzerland every male must attend military training and is required to keep his weapon afterwards, giving the country one of the highest gun ownership rate in the world.
M7ja7 TIL in the US, the top marginal tax rate reached its peak of 94% in 1944 for taxable incomes exceeding $200,000 (equivalent to approximately $2.5 million today). This rate remained above 70% until the 70s
neAOo TIL about Christina the Astonishing, a 12th century holy woman whose miracles included having her breasts flow with a clear oil which she used to feed herself and cure her wounds while in captivity.
GA4oN TIL that even though spittoons became far less common in the modern era, every justice in the US Supreme Court is provided with a personal spittoon, though the last time a spittoon was recorded as being used as intended was in the early 20th century.
OKZ6 TIL Lay’s WOW chips caused anal leakage in some customers; and Lays were required to put Warnings on their labels because of this.