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TIL that, to raise money and awareness for his revolutionary new infant incubator, Alexandre Lion sold tickets to “child hatcheries”, where spectators could watch incubated premies being cared for in a futuristic nursery

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lk9B TIL that cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi and others are all technically the same plant. Through history, different cultures bred the plant to express different qualities, creating the varied cultivars we see today.
xOGD TIL Lego bricks are very consistent, with only 18 bricks out of every 1000000 made being considered defective. The design and manufacture of bricks is also consistent enough to allow bricks manufactured today to interlock with those manufactured in 1958.
OGnoY TIL of the "world's rudest waiter," Edsel Ford Fong, who greeted visitors with an admonition to "Sit down and shut up!" He was known for calling patrons "retarded" and "fat", criticizing people's menu choices and then telling them what they should order, amongst others.
81g8 TIL I learned there is ship called Women On Waves that offers women around the world abortions and reproductive health counseling in international waters.
j6VYN TIL that John Tyler, the 10th U.S. President still has a living grandson, Harrison Tyler who is 94 yrs old.