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TIL When two pieces of duct tape are stuck to each other using the adhesive, they can generate light and even x-rays when pulled apart

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J1XJV TIL When Ferdinand Foch was in Kansas City Missouri to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Liberty Memorial, the local veteran chosen to present flags to the commanders was a Kansas City haberdasher, Harry S. Truman.
neaNP TIL about ablaut reduplication, which is an interesting and necessary rule in the english language that most people are unaware of. This rule pertains to the order in which we say repeated words with changing vowels. E.g saying ding-dong sounds completely normal whereas dong-ding sounds insane.
OA77 TIL during the alcohol prohibition some moonshiners used to wear ‘cow shoes’ which left cow hoof prints rather than human footprints so they couldn’t be tracked.
J1de8 TIL Nathaniel Alexander, an African American living in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1911, patented the folding chair. His design included a book rest that was usable for the person sitting in the seat behind and was ideal for church or choir use.
EW7P TIL when Nick Drake released his album Pink Moon in 1972 it only sold 2,000 copies. In 2000, 25 years after his death, Volkswagen used the title track for an advertisement and the record sold 5,000 more copies. He was known to have despised commercialism.