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TIL the word “apron” was originally “napron” but “a napron” shifted to “an apron”.

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49PJ TIL much beloved songs “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and the opening notes of “Hedwigs Theme” throughout the “Harry Potter” series as well as many others were performed on a little known instrument called the Celesta.
JY8rj TIL: That during the design process of the World Trade Center, engineers had considered and done an analysis of a scenario where a jet airliner impacted a tower.
VMkAp TIL there is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.
LQNgm TIL about the Peace of Westphalia. Modeled from ancient Egypt, the Peace of Westphalia was meant to bring world peace and religious freedom while at the same time acknowledging a collective group occupying a certain area, giving rise to countries.
yKwe TIL Andrew Jackson said for a people to really be free they need to have a revolution every 20 years