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TIL that the adoption of perfumed hair oil (macassar oil) by men in the 19th century led to lace doilies (antimacassars) being placed on couches and chairs to try and protect them.

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oBxa8 TIL that Sergeant Stubby, a stray dog found during military training in 1917, served with the 102nd Infantry Regiment in WWI, saving them repeatedly due to his ability to smell mustard gas at a distance. After the war, he became a celebrity, meeting three presidents and traveling around the country.
D1ddp TIL an airplane losing an engine is considered to be a fairly inconsequential issue, and will not affect the plane’s ability to take off, fly or land.
X08P TIL there’s a resort in Finland where you sleep in a glass igloo to watch the northern lights!
746Z TIL the song “Edelweiss” in “The Sound of Music” was written for the musical, but sounded so much like a classic folk song that after the first performances, native Austrians said they were delighted to “hear that old folk tune again”
VBKe8 TIL on 2nd July 1602 in Edinburgh Alexander Rowan ("ane cruel man") was hanged for “setting ane woman’s bare arse on ane girdill quhen it wes red hot”