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TIL they designed “Gorilla Glasses” with printed on eyes looking to the side to prevent eye contact with easily offended gorillas

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p8NZb TIL during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, 1,000 Federal SWAT agents (e.g. FBI HRT, BORTAC, U.S. Marshals SOG, etc.) were deployed to L.A. to serve alongside 3,500 Federal troops in helping state and local forces. It was the largest federal law enforcement response to a riot in any U.S. city in history.
OoaM7 TIL Jimi Hendrix and his band accidentally dropped lump of hash in their dressing room's sink right before a BBC concert. They had to dismantle the drainpipe to save it. "I found a maintenance man and begged tools [..] We succeeded in our task and had a great smoke." remembers drummer Mitch Mitchell
rO8W TIL the US-Canada Border is both the longest and least militarized border in the world
e07OE TIL: Only one acorn in 10,000 will become an oak tree
9YdYp TIL: Tokyo subway stations installed blue LEDs, shown to improve mood, with hope of reducing suicides. It worked. Suicides at stations with blue lights dropped 84%, without corresponding increases stations without the lights. Note: blue light is good for mood, but bad for sleeping.