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TIL: Crocheting keeps only one knot open at a time whereas Knitting keeps an entire row open simultaneously

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x6b5 TIL Churchill declared “Mr. President, I have nothing to hide from you” while standing naked in front of FDR.
OovOe TIL Boston's debut album was initially rejected because band founder Tom Scholz had recorded and produced it entirely in his basement. In order to appease/fool the label, Scholz hired someone to pretend to produce the album while he rerecorded and reproduced the same album from his basement again.
VMX1m TIL fake Xmas trees have to be used for 20 years to be more environmentally friendly than using real trees
XEmvX TIL - One of the most powerful unions in New York City in the 1960's was the Bagel Bakers Local 338. They made far more money than engineers, policemen, and teachers at the time. If they went on strike, bagels simply weren't available since the process hadn't been automated yet.
0wv9v TIL volunteers in Madrid watched for dog owners who didn’t pick up their dog’s poop, gathered the owner’s information by petting the dogs, then sent the poop to the owner’s home with a “lost and found” label. According to Mayor Borja Gutiérrez, “It’s your dog poop. We are just returning it to you.”