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TIL that until the late 19th century shoe pairs were made with no difference between the right and left shoe. They were made with two identical straight “lasts” that would constitute the pair.

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K749 TIL that Mötley Crüe’s rider includes a jar of Grey Poupon mustard. Once, in 1988, frontman Vince Neil found the ‘wrong’ brand of mustard backstage, lost his temper and threw the bottle at the wall. It bounced back and severed an artery in his thumb.
yVjPl TiL the shutter sounds cannot be disabled on Japanese mobile phones as a means “to prevent secret filming or other privacy issues."
nOdB TIL Venezuela had the world’s 4th highest GDP per capita in 1950; trailing only the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand.
gMPLX TIL before becoming President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen was at one time his country’s only weightlifter, but went on to win 7 gold and 5 silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (Olympics style event held for former British colonies)
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