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TIL that the Apollo 11 moon‑landing spacesuits were made by Playtex, the bra and girdle manufacturer, using couture‑level sewing for 21 layers of high-tech fabric.

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QJGJM TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred during the 1683 Turkish siege of Vienna. The Polish king led 18,000 German and Polish Cavalry in a charge that broke the Ottomans line and won the battle. The king paraphrased caesar, saying "I came, I saw, God conquered"
P1x1e TIL that sandwiches were invented by John Montagu in the town of Sandwich, England. Montagu invented sandwiches as he was so obsessed with gambling that he usually didn’t have time to sit for a meal, so he often ordered his valet to bring him a piece of meat tucked in between two pieces of bread.
nwXd TIL that there are two libraries in Portugal that use resident bat colonies to protect the books from insects.
l7Yrr TIL Pringles are made with a mixture of 1/3 water to 2/3 potato flakes and cornstarch, the mixture is then pressed and rolled into a thin sheet with 4 tonnes of pressure. A cutter punches an oval shape in the sheet and the scrap dough is separated and recycled back into the chip-making process
NbJJ TIL the German insurance firm ERGO rewarded its 100 best salesmen with a prostitute-filled “sex party” in Budapest’s most famous thermal baths.