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TIL Thomas Edison did not invent the first electric light bulb, but rather became partners with Joseph Wilson Swan who had already developed & patented a working light bulb and Edison just bought him and his patent out. He was a brilliant business man and also kind of a dick.

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WAnN TIL that a man and his friends made it from NY to CA in 28 hours and 50 minutes going the fastest they can in a Mercedes
XRQX TIL that the Better Business Bureau is not run by the government, but is a non-profit company that made 200 million USD in 2013.
NepJ TIL Chinese guerrillas during WWII were given bags of flour, mixed with the powdery white high explosive HMX, to bypass Japanese checkpoints. The resulting mixture could safely be cooked into pancakes and eaten. Leftover dough and pastries could still be used as explosives. Code name: “Aunt Jemima.”
BOZW TIL on British coins, the direction in which the monarch’s head faces alternates with each successive monarch.
QxvE TIL that Willie Nelson will be receiving his 5th Degree Black Belt in the art of Gong Kwon Yu Sul, a modern Korean martial arts system.