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TIL Pablo Escobar spent $2500 per month on rubber bands to hold stacks of bills together

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y1LM TIL one of the adversities that the Napoleonic army faced in Russia was the fact that the buttons of their uniforms may have turned to dust. Tin was the major metal used to make buttons and the bonding structure of tin atoms begins to change when temperatures drop below 13°C
8adk8 TIL that the 9/11 Memorial's brass panels - on which victims' names are inscribed - have their own heating and cooling systems so that they are never too hot or cold to touch
8aBjP TIL that in the UK you are legally required to stop if you run over a dog, but not a cat.
XYwQ TIL there’s a medical condition called “Witzelsucht”, where a damage of the frontal lobe causes a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations
wLyjP TIL that ADHD often looks very different in females then it does in males. Contrary to the popular hyper and impulsive symptoms, the “Inattentive” type of ADD manifests as not being able to pay attention, daydreaming, lack of motivation, etc. Young girls and woman are often undiagnosed.