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TIL that the dress codes are symbolic indications of different social ideas. The history started from the 7th through the 9th centuries, the European royalty and nobility used a dress code to differentiate themselves from other people through ornamented garments, especially the collar.

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lOB1 TIL during WW2 a mix of high explosive and flour was given to guerrillas fighting the Japanese. Codenamed ‘Aunt Jemima’, it could be safely cooked into pancakes and eaten. Uneaten pancakes or unused dough could still be used later as explosives. 15 tons were used; the ruse was never discovered.
m1Kno TIL Before the asteroid impact hypothesis was firmly established in 1977, the proposed explanations as to why dinosaurs went extinct included theories such as "The T rex ate all the eggs of the last generation of dinosaurs" and "their brain shrunk until they became too stupid to live"
OoeK6 TIL Margaret Hamilton who played the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz, went on the Mr Rogers show many years later to help show kids she was a nice woman and not just an old witch who wanted to get kids and their dogs
KZ49 TIL that the most recorded musician in history is Carol Kaye, a bass guitarist who recorded with the Beach Boys, Joe Cocker and others and she’s 79 years old and available for music lessons on Skype.
jNyRj TIL that even though they are often the butt of many “French Surrender” jokes, Frances military is actually the most successful and prolific of all the European military powers. Out of 168 battles fought since 387BC they won 109,fought 10 to a draw, and lost 49.