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TIL Vesta Stoudt, the mother of two Navy Sailors wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaing the way ammunition was packed often didn’t work. She suggested a rippable cloth based tape, leading to the invention of duct tape.

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jNKbR TIL Marilyn Bell, at age 16, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. Her 32 mile route was greatly lengthened by high wind and high waves. Fanged lamprey eels attacked her in 65 degree water. It took her 21 hours. She is still alive today.
OGaPg TIL that no centipede naturally has exactly 100 legs. A quirk in their development means each centipede has an odd number of body segments, making 50 pairs of legs impossible.
5YDWP TIL The lottery is against the law in Nevada because the gaming industry in the state does not want the competition.
9LRr TIL that in addition to being fluent in English, Greek, Latin, French, Italian and Spanish, Thomas Jefferson also studied Arabic, Gaelic and Welsh, and remains the most multilingual President of the United States.
Zap TIL the Donkey Kong arcade game was originally developed as a Popeye game, but Nintendo lost the license. Mario was Popeye, Pauline was Olive Oyl, and DK was Brutus.