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

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78Q6p TIL that Chinese is written without spaces between successive characters and words.
JlRB TIL when Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails first heard Johnny Cash’s cover of their song “Hurt”, he said “Wow, that song isn’t mine anymore.”
b5AE TIL If you’re a white English speaker, you can get a job teaching private English classes in China. Many schools will hire you without any prior experience, teaching credentials, or a working visa
VMDMB TIL a BBC analysis of 19 chocolate products between 2014 and 2018, revealed that 18 of them had shrunk in size. The worst hit by ‘shrinkflation’ in the study was a four-pack of Snickers, which reduced by 28.1%, from 232g to 167g
yVZDa TIL a repairman caused $700,000,000 in damage to the USS Miami submarine by intentionally starting a fire to get out of work early.