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TIL a baby Porcupine is called a Porcupette

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7r6RX TIL that the US uses customary units of measurement that, prior to 1959, were slightly bigger than the imperial system units. The Mendenhall Order established a set conversion rate between the US and metric systems, causing discrepancies with the imperial system over time.
eNp4 TIL the first webcam was invented to monitor a coffee pot. It was for people to avoid pointless trips to the coffee pot by providing a live 128x128 greyscale image of it.
WmrN Today I learned that the price of admission for a zoo in 18th century England was a dog or a cat – they were fed to the lions.
neyYo TIL the lead guitarist on James Brown’s “Living in America” was Stevie Ray Vaughan. When he first heard the final mix, he was angry that his playing was buried in the mix.
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