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TIL Transparent glass solar panels are already a reality

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b6WDj TIL that the segment in Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron where the horse is captured by Americans is an unflinching allegory for residential schools.
NXyy6 TIL George Washington prevented a military coup over unpaid back wages by putting on a pair of glasses to read a letter from Congress, explaining he was "almost blind in the service of my country.” Moved to tears, his officers compromised.
0dov TIL President William McKinley always wore a red carnation on his lapel for good luck. He was assassinated in 1901 just minutes after giving it to a 12-year-old girl.
Wkn68 TIL that Kenny G. was an early investor in Starbucks. While it is unknown how much of a stake he owns, it is rumored that he has made more money off this investment than his entire music career.
9d4D TIL that it is possible for a human to become a Chimera by fusing with his/her fraternal twin in the womb. If it occurs early enough, each twin will claim body parts as his/her own, allowing a single person to be made up of two genetically different individuals.