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TIL Benjamin Franklin was the only man to sign the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Treaty of Paris of 1776.

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D1D7D TIL that the first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century iN China. By early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sheets) annually. It wasn't until 1857, toilet paper was commercially available in the US.
kOdwg TIL NASA gets no money from companies using their name or logo to sell products.
78GXP TIL Tattooed individuals were experimentally found to be more short-sighted and impulsive than the non-tattooed
R5gw TIL The US government, in 1962, brainstormed ways to get the American Population to go to war with Cuba. One idea was to fake the Hijacking of Airliners.
vAnr TIL Jack the Signalman was a baboon who was employed by the railroad in South Africa in the late 1800’s as a signalman. Jack never made a mistake in his 9 years of employment.