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TIL: Kleenex was invented as a cotton substitute for use by doctors during WWI

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DQ1DP TIL For Mac's weight gain (cultivation of mass) on It's Always Sunny, Rob McElhenney gained it the healthiest way possible with a nutritionist, who was recommended by Chase Utley
kOnNE TIL nudibranchs (sea slugs) can steal the sting of their prey. They do this my eating the tentacles of a jellyfish for example and storing the stinging cells for later use.
PYNXG TIL Apple's first CEO was named Michael Scott
wrW1 TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict.
rdjo TIL in 1917 journalist H.L. Mencken published a hoax news article stating bathtubs were popularized in the US by Pres. Millard Fillmore after he had one installed in the White House. Thirty years later, even after he admitted it was false, it was still being reprinted as fact.