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TIL that the Wings song "Jet" was named based on Paul McCartney's Labrador Retriever named Jet.

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jN64E TIL that there was an "ugly law" that deemed it illegal for persons who were "unsightly" or "unseemly" to appear in public.
oRxOY TIL about Paul Deschanel, the eclectic French president who once walked out of a state meeting and straight into a lake, while fully clothed. He would resign shortly thereafter.
XEbbr TIL: The "air" puffing-up most potato chips bags is actually not air. It's nitrogen. Chemical reactions with regular air would hurt the taste. Also, typical snacks bags are a high-tech sandwich of polypropylene, a possible thin coating of aluminum, and polyethylene (grocery-bag plastic).
8aELb TIL The shrine buildings at Ise, Shinto’s holiest site, are torn down & rebuilt every 20yrs in line with the belief in the impermanence of all things & as a way to pass building techniques across generations. The buildings have existed for ~1300yrs; the 63rd rebuilding occurs in 2033.
dYdB TIL The Vatican is no longer exempt from all property taxes in Italy.