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TIL That no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was destroyed in a fire.

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6PyJ TIL at the 68th Academy Awards, Apollo 13 lost Best Visual Effects to Babe. That’s right, the talking pig.
LQv9m TIL of the Illusory Truth Effect which is when people will start to believe a lie if they hear it enough times simply because the "familiarity can over power rationality," causing something familiar to feel right.
J1YXk TIL the 6 qbs drafted before Tom Brady are known as the "Brady six" and his stats blow away all 6 qbs combined.
d8On9 TIL that in 427BC Athens sent a ship to Mytilene which had instructions to kill all adult men in the city-state. The next day, Athenians voted to change their decision - a second ship was dispatched. Racing through the night, it reached Mytilene just in time to prevent the massacre from happening.
X0gl6 TIL that BVD (binocular vision dysfunction) is when your eyes can’t properly see the world as a single image. It can lead to headaches, reading issues, light sensitive, and even ADHD.