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TIL That a woman joined a missing person's search party, only to discover that she was in fact searching for herself

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woZ1W Today I learned that the word kindergarten (a German word directly translating to child garden) was coined in the 18th century by Friedrich Fröbel, who laid the foundation for the modern education system. Before then, children under 7 didn't attend school.
5V1OR TIL that the majority(64%) of passengers and crew onboard the Hindenburg survived the inferno. It fell gently and many were able to jump out and run away. (Also, The deadliest airship disaster was a actually a helium airship - the uss akron)
vlMj TIL the collars on men’s dress shirts used to be detachable. This was to save on laundry costs as the collar was the part that needed cleaning the most frequently.
980p TIL letting a cut “get air,” or “breathe,” is actually the wrong thing to do to heal it.
QNknd TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half.