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TIL the precursor to Monopoly was designed to illustrate how rents enrich property owners and impoverish tenants, and that when children play the game, it would “provoke their natural suspicion of unfairness.”

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E19Gp TIL that on Sunday, February 7, 1932, US Adm. Harry E. Yarnell launched a successful surprise "attack" against Pearl Harbor using two aircraft carriers in a naval exercise. He "destroyed" every ship in port and every airfield nearby. The US made no effort to safeguard Hawaii from aircraft attack
nWmab TIL that Albuquerque, New Mexico--setting of the Breaking Bad universe--derives its name from the Latin phrase for "white oak." Oak trees, of course, are famous for producing acorns, but white oak trees don't produce their signature product until they're 50 years old, much like BB's main character.
ePYE TIL that James Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming, originally doubted Sean Connery’s casting, saying, “He’s not what I envisioned of James Bond looks.” on top of Connery being Scottish. But after seeing Dr. No he was so impressed, he updated Bond’s bio to where he was given Scottish (and Swiss) descent.
yV7Ov TIL Giorgio Moroder (electronic music pioneer) once released an album with Michael Holm titled Spinach, whose cover art featured a nude woman covered in the titular vegetable.
0w5mM TIL The real reason your finger and toe prints wrinkle up when in water is to increase your surface area ability to grip things in water. Subjects with wrinkled fingers can grip wet marbles better than those with out wrinkled fingers. Giving us evolutionary advantages in wet environments.