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TIL the official implementation of Daylight Saving Time had nothing to do with farmers. It was about fuel conversation during WW1 and was originally known as "War Time".

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e0EjE TIL that in 1625, a restoration of the Sistine Chapel was carried out by Simone Lagi, the "resident gilder", who wiped the ceiling with linen cloths and cleaned it by rubbing it with bread. His report states that the frescoes "were returned to their previous beauty without receiving any harm".
Rd6Q TIL after a two year study in India it was found that over 60% of a Indian men’s penises are too small for the standard international condom. Creating a 20% failure rate.
LQOD0 TIL that Neil Young's Southern Man briefly plays in the background of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama when they mention him (at about 0:54)
XVbR TIL Meredith Gardner, a codebreaker was able to work out that more than 200 American citizens were Soviet agents between 1930 and 1945. One of the spies was William Weisband, who was one of Gardner colleagues on the project, and had told the Soviets as soon as the code was broken.
6EvYw TIL Mickey Mouse becomes public domain on January 1, 2024.