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TIL The Importance Of Being Well Dressed: 80 percent of managers feel clothing choices affect a person's chances of being promoted

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rNKOe TIL Digesting Duck was an automaton unveiled by Jacques de Vaucanson on 30 May 1764. The duck was made to fake eating and digestion but Vaucanson wished for a real digesting machine. In 2002 Wim Delvoye revealed his "Cloaca Machine" which digested food; the excrement was sold to art collectors.
rDG0 TIL Earlier versions of the ‘Black Plague’ paved ways for Islamic conquests during the 600-700 CE.
JYepB TIL 193km of the Suez Canal was dug partly by hand starting in 1859. Over the span of 10 years, around 1 million took part in the digging and it cost the lives of over 100 thousand Egyptian forced laborers.
pj4Z TIL that in the 1800’s linen condoms were discontinued in favour of more comfortable condoms made from animal intestines
neMG TIL When it smells like rain, you’re actually smelling the ground.