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TIL the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement.

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69vJw TIL of "Palilalia," a condition in which some people repeat their own words to themselves, usually although not always under their breath.
b9l9Z TIL in 1981, Mr. Rogers had a segment on his TV series where a disabled boy named Jeffrey Erlanger described to the audience what it was like to be handicapped and in a wheelchair. 18 years later, Jeff surprised Mr. Rogers with an appearance during his induction into the Television Hall Of Fame.
oYxE TIL a Chinese doctor spent 6 years illegally building a mountainous stone penthouse on top of a residential urban tower, “complete with boulders, trees, gardens, pools and ponds.”
grVRL TIL that the iconic orange couch from the set in “Friends” was found in the basement of the Warner Bros. studio. The show creators decided to use it as the central piece of the coffee shop, which became a beloved hangout spot for the characters and a key element of the show’s set design.
J1gZ4 TIL: The world's tallest cut Christmas tree was a 67.36 m (221 ft) Douglas fir, which was erected and decorated at Northgate Shopping Center, Seattle, Washington in December 1950.