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TIL that the extra shoelace holes at the top of running shoes are used to create a “heel lock” or “lace lock” to prevent blisters.

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9wYKr TIL about a "remittance man," who were young British emigrants paid by their families to live outside of Britain, usually in Canada or the U.S., on the expectation that they not return home. This practice began in the 1880s and continued well into the early 20th century.
4XV45 TIL that the late Rick Jolly, a British Army surgeon in the Falklands conflict, saved every life under his care, both British and Argentine. He was the only man decorated by both Britain and Argentina for his services in the war.
kDG1 TIL a bug fix in software is called a “patch” because when computers were programmed by punch cards, bugs were fixed by literally placing a patch over one hole and punching another.
R7vb6 TIL Ross Lebeau, 24, was charged with possessing almost half a pound of methamphetamine. 2 field tests also yielded positive results. However, later it was found to be cat littler. It was to keep the windows from fogging up.
Oopm1 TIL Volkswagen put out an electric car in 1984 called Golf citySTROMer. It had a range of 50 KM and a top speed of around 100 KM/h. Only 100 exemplars were ever produced until production ceased in 1985. Trivia: the word "strom" in German means "current".