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yQ8Bv TIL of Hanlon's Razor, which is to not attribute to malice that which is more easily explained by stupidity. It helps us avoid paranoia and ideology by not generally assuming that bad results are the fault of a bad actor. The explanation most likely to be right is the one with the least intent.
R7b04 TIL the history of Londons stretcher railings, metal fences made from WW2 stretchers once used to carry wounded civilians during the Blitz.
oBvxE TIL: If you boil a can of sweetened condensed milk for 3 hours it turns into Caramel.
1D78 TIL the inventor of leaded gasoline also invented Freon. Thomas Midgley, Jr. possessed “an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny.” and “had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history.”