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TIL that the zipper on many jeans will lock in place if you fold the tab down and press it against the teeth.

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neebB TIL On September 11, 1980, Joseph Scalise and a colleague, Arthur Rachel, undertook a $3.6 million jewel robbery in broad daylight at Graff's jewelry store in London's busy Knightsbridge area, stealing the 45-carat Marlborough diamond, along with many other jewels.
bB94 TIL that convicted murderer Jack Abbot wrote Norman Mailer about his experiences behind bars. Impressed with his writing, Mailer helped get Abbot’s book published and spearheaded Abbot’s successful parole in 1980. 6 weeks after being released, Abbot stabbed another man to death in New York City.
PDyJ TIL Sunscreen SPF is a very nonlinear metric. An SPF of 15 blocks 93% of incoming radiation, SPF 30 blocks 97%. SPF 50 blocks only 1% more than SPF 30, at 98%.
Br4pD TIL that both the penny and the nickel cost more to make than they're worth, and that up to 1982 the metal in a penny was worth more than the penny itself.
xLwb TIL all but 22 of the worlds 193 countries have been invaded by the British at some point.