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TIL Benedict Cumberbatch and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield are cousins

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8aZ0P TIL the adhesive used on Post-It notes was developed in research at 3M by a scientist Dr. Silver as a failed super strength adhesive. For years Silver could not think of a use for it until his fellow scientist Art Fry considered its use to hold notes in his hymnal to mark pages for choir practice.
a6P0 TIL that Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) from LoTR composed the music and sung “Aragorn’s Coronation” in “LoTR: Return of The King”
ylka TIL there is a 103 year old orca whale named Granny. She predates the Titanic!
4GDN TIL that until the early 20th century, young boys wore dresses or gowns until around the age of 8, when they reached the age of breeching, an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys when they wore breeches or trousers for the first time.
m1epy TIL that in 1943, the US government once banned sliced bread in American bakeries and homes to keep the flour costs down and to manage the country's wax supply. The rule was disliked so much no one in the government was willing to confess they had that idea.