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TIL that women’s shirt buttons were on the left because they were meant to be buttoned by others (maids for wealthy women back then).

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VM4kG TIL People with pollen allergies can develop "oral allergy symptom" and have mildly allergic reactions to raw fruits/veggies with proteins similar to pollen, such as an itchy mouth/throat.
DWOY TIL that frosted Pop Tarts have fewer calories than unfrosted ones
VOoG TIL Comcast disabled fast-forwarding for their on-demand service to force people to watch commercials
4Mjo TIL that Goodyear developed a small inflatable airplane called the “Inflatoplane” with funding from the United States Army in 1956. The project was scrapped because it could not find a “valid military use for an aircraft that could be brought down by a well-aimed bow and arrow.”
kZ9B TIL Benjamin Franklin did not attend college. His formal education ended at 10 due to family financial issues and he left school to work in his fathers candle shop. By the age of 12 he was apprenticed to a printer.