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TIL that gelatin is 99% animal bone and skin.
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VBn5m
TIL that fortune telling for monetary compensation is illegal in the state of Pennsylvania.
wExo
TIL That the minting of the U.S. half-penny was discontinued in 1857 because it was viewed as having too insignificant purchasing power and wasteful to continue minting. Adjusted for inflation it would be worth more than the penny, nickel, and dime today.
Pp1n
TIL that Mythbuster’s Jamie Hyneman ran away from home at the age of 14 and then hitchhiked all over the US. After that he is now a certified diver,wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, and chef.
WB4o
TIL of Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez. He had 37 puncture wounds, exposed intestine, broken jaw, and eyes caked in blood. He was pronounced dead until he spit in the face of a doctor who was zipping him up in a body bag.
yQoB8
TIL the earliest know pair of socks are from Egypt and were worn with sandals.