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6EVrm TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.
NXx78 TIL that in Kenya, one man assumed the identity of a lawyer named Brian Mwenda and won dozens of lawsuits despite not being trained. However, he was arrested for identity theft after his deception was uncovered.
16k0r TIL In 1797, Fath Ali Shah, the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran, was given a complete set of the Encyclopædia Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
LQeAd TIL the first reference to the Grinch was not in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He first appeared in the book Scrambled Eggs Super (1953). He later appeared in a 1955 poem "The Hoobub And The Grinch", before the famous story of him was published
8p6a TIL a study shows your postcode is more likely to affect your future more than genetics. There is a website that compares English postcodes.