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TIL a man wearing a nylon jacket and wool shirt built up 40,000 volts of static electricity, resulting in burned carpets, melted plastic, and a massive evacuation.

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b6oXp TIL the original signed manuscripts of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto were nearly lost in WWII when being transported for safekeeping to Prussia by train in the care of a librarian. The train came under aerial bombardment and the librarian escaped to a nearby forest with the scores hidden in his coat.
G0eN TIL the first woman millionaire in the US was Sara Breedlove. In the 1890’s she made her fortune by selling hair products designed and marketed for black women.
N77xb TIL in Texas it isn't legal to carry a weapon on church property
rlnM TIL that Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the world. It is 80 times bigger than St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City, and at least 3.5 times bigger than the Vatican City itself.
AAQw TIL it is still legal to kill Scots in the English city of York, as long as they are carrying a bow and an arrow