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TIL Rolex designs the Greenroom at the Oscars

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jVRa TIL that the “post-rain” smell is caused by a mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores, and ozone
VyVZ TIL the oldest known song featuring a man talking to his girlfriend over the phone is “Hello Ma Baby” (made popular by Looney Tunes’ Michigan J Frog). It’s over 117 year old and was created when only 10% of the population had telephones.
P9DG TIL of Nightingale floors which are designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. The squeaking floors were used as a security device, assuring that none could sneak through corridors undetected. According to myth these floors were developed as a means of defense against ninjas
loggK TIL of Kingo Nonaka, the "Mexican Samurai" that served in the Mexican Revolution and healed Fransisco Madero during the battle of Casas Grandes
LkBPm TIL Elephants are ACTUALLY afraid of mice!