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TIL fedoras were originally a fashionable piece of clothing for women’s rights activists

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5VxPR TIL some of the first Islamic coins had Zoroastrian fire temples and a Sassanid King of Kings on them
lo7k5 TIL That "cage free" eggs really don't make a difference in the wellbeing of the hen, since they can be cage-free and still stacked on top of each other in a coup. We just continue to pay significantly more for the same product that just 'sounds' better.
E1p5o TIL the planet Earth is approximately halfway between the formation of the previous super continent "Pangea", which formed about 300 million years ago and existed until about 150 million years ago, and the next possible super continent, which may form in the future in about 250 million years
BrwbK TIL the computer term "software bug" is because a moth got stuck in a Mark II relay, causing errors in their computer output
dDKmE TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes.