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TIL that the word ambisinistrous is the opposite of ambidextrous; it means ‘no good with either hand’

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Zpm9Y TIL sculptor Anish Kapoor bought exclusive rights to the Vantablack, world’s “blackest black". So artist Stuart Semple developed a new pigment “pinkest pink” to rival the exclusivity of Kapoor’s black. Semple’s pigment was released on sale to anyone in the world except Anish Kapoor.
XRDE TIL the unique strontium isotope composition of the bedrock where you grew up is recorded in your tooth enamel. This allows archaeologists to analyze a person’s remains and determine where in the world they lived as a child.
WkM9d TIL when the first chimp was launched into space, the button he was trained to press to receive a treat malfunctioned & he received electric shock after electric shock. “I never seen such terror on a chimp’s face,” said his trainer on his return.
WkQ7d TIL Taxi drivers in Ireland carry emergency service radios and defibrillators in their cars to tackle suicide in the country
W7o7L TIL If Coca-Cola's inventor had decided to file a patent application in 1892 instead of keeping the recipe a secret, patent protection would have expired long before Pepsi ever came onto the market in 1965. Patent protection lasts 20 years at most. Trade secrets can last forever.