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TIL that the world's largest Singer Sewing Machine factory in yhe world was in Clydebank Scotland

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9wKL7 TIL that in 1965, the American Nazi Party ran a candidate for governor in Virginia, George Lincoln Rockwell, and he won 1.02% of the vote.
D190V TIL Mallows Bay, the largest ship graveyard in the Western Hemisphere, is a National Marine Sanctuary due to the reefs the shipwrecks provide.
PYjOJ TIL the reason the marathon is 26.2 miles long is due to the British Royal Family. At the 1908 London Olympics the race was started from Windsor Castle to accommodate a younger member and an extra 385 yards was needed so as to finish at the Royal Box in the White City stadium.
xoEw TIL that the danger from accidentally dropping one of the lamps used in an IMAX projector is so great that projectionists must wear body armor while doing so
69B5Q TIL: There is a study by several PhDs also backed by 45 previous studies, that found out that height impacts salaries. Every inch above average height nets $789. Possible explanations are that tall people are seen as more leader like and the process of "looking down" makes one more confident.