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TIL the water-repellent properties of NeverWet spray can be used to create ‘invisible ink’ street graffiti that only shows up in the rain

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xBRg TIL that it is still technically illegal to be a communist or support communism in the U.S.
Me40V TIL in 1988, King Hussein of Jordan arbitrarily and without notice revoked the citizenship of tens of thousands of Arabs living in the West Bank, in violation of international and Jordanian law
69oGm TIL that James Cameron offered Matt Damon 10% of "Avatar," which would've earned the actor over $250 million.
oYjA TIL that Alan Greenspan once tried to have his dissertation banned from New York University. When a copy was obtained by Barron’s, it was found to be “a discussion of soaring housing prices and their effect on consumer spending; it even anticipates a bursting housing bubble.”
D1Gpe TIL that John Smith, the Jamestown colonist rescued by Pocahontas, spent his early life as a mercenary and pirate. He was eventually captured by the Ottomans and sold into slavery. He made his way back to England and became a colonist after escaping into Russia.