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TIL that dentures were made possible by the murder of a patent troll.

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aw1pb Today I Learned that electrical wiring is a competitive sport.
Awa4 TIL that a comment on Reddit about the US Army traveling back in time to ancient Rome with current military tech is being made into a movie by Warner Bros.
kJPa4 TIL: In the UK they are 5 types of Pedestrian Crossings: Zebra, Pelican, Puffin, Toucan and Pegasus.
nW6Er TIL The 1896 Ford Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile and he tried to make it as simple as possible. He sold his Quadricycle for $200 in order to build his second car but bought the car back for $65 in 1904 after his company became successful
OXM1 TIL an Alabama school tried to ban ‘The Diary of A Young Girl’ by Anne Frank in 1983 because, according to the board’s records, it was “a real downer.”