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TIL Yakisugi (burnt cypress) is a traditional Japanese building material. Made by heating cypress boards until the cellulose burns off, it is more fireproof, waterproof, and resistant to insects than ordinary wood

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jNQGp TIL Learie Constantine, a Trinidadian Cricketer, Lawyer and Politician, who served as Trinidad's High Commissioner to the UK and was the UK's first Black Peer, successfully sued a Hotel Company in London in 1943, which had earlier denied him and his family accommodations based on their race
mx1LM TIL that military service dogs in the US have higher ranks than their handlers.
v1814 Today I learned that club moss spores are so hydrophobic, if you pour them onto water, then stick your hand in the glass, it'll come out dry. Also, that it's super flammable. I heard it on a podcast but had to see it myself, and found this:
DQ7dj TIL There is an ancient Chinese notation for playing guqin zither. Each note is written in abbreviated Chinese characters, with symbols telling you which fingers, location on instrument, and plucking techniques to use
VMoam TIL that when a bald eagle loses a feather on one wing, it molts a matching feather on the other wing.