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8aMN4 TIL: The element Thorium has a half-life of 14 billion years, which is the age of the universe.
5Gn8 TIL A language teacher volunteered to teach troubled black high school students French in Watts, California after the race riots. The principal warned him he would “be sorry” but within a few weeks students were speaking to each other in French
pmE8 TIL That Hitler’s ‘Mein Kamph’ was mocked by being called 'Mein Kramph’ ('My Cramps’ or perhaps 'My Diarrhea’) by critics.
PYXvn TIL the difference between a barnacle and a limpet. I learned this while chatting with my Peruvian friend about clingy people. I call them "barnacles" and she calls them "lapas" (limpets).
W7R7o TIL Goodyear Rubber & Tire Co. produced rubber technology for making auto tires to shoes. It contains a special polymer including sustainable, renewable soybean oil for better grip, durability, enhanced stability, and traction