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TIL it has been 122 years since the United States of America has had a bearded President

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XEWyD TIL medical science has not yet discovered what causes muscle knots
Gk1G TIL The Klingon language was first developed by James Doohan (Star Trek’s Scotty). He devised the language’s basic sound, first few words and phrases.
8ewoa TIL the idea of machines gaining full consciousness and overthrowing humanity goes back all the way to 1863
OGYV4 TIL of the Oriflamme. It was the battle standard of the King of France during the Middle Ages. When raised during battle, no prisoners were to be taken until it was lowered
R77N7 TIL that an English inventor named Maurice Ward (1933-2011) invented a thermal shielding material called Starlite which was able to withstand extreme heat (10000 degrees C), but never revealed its composition in fear of reverse engineering and losing control of rights to the material.