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TIL that people used to make clothes from asbestos. These garments were fireproof and people cleaned them by burning off the stains.

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NR48 TIL Cotard Delusion is a rare mental illness in which the affected person holds the belief that they are already dead, do not exist, or have lost their blood or internal organs.
VjXm TIL during World War 1, Alvin York pretty much single handedly attacked a German machine gun nest, killing 20 and captured 132 solders. His actions made him one of the most decorated solders in the US Army, earning medals not only from the US, but also France, Italy, and Montenegro.
BWGD TIL that after major symphony orchestras switched to holding blind auditions, the acceptance (hiring) of female musicians went up as much as 55%
o0PR TIL Issac Newton called atheism “senseless” and warned against using the law of gravity to view the universe as a mere machine, saying, “This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being.”
GYRQE TIL that for a 20 year period in the mid-1800's, the US Mint issued a three cent coin, or "trime"