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TIL Lush owns the patent for bubble bars. [15:55]
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TIL The word "Cappuccino" comes from the Capuchin friars of the Franciscan order of monks! The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to the color of the Capuchin robe.
yrnl
TIL we’re closer to the time period the Jetson’s lived in (2062) then the year the show was created (1962).
N7yX6
TIL that of the 77 Olympians competing in the golf tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics, 74 of them represented the USA and 3 of them represented Canada. Canada won the Gold.
bPQ4
TIL that in 6 days Queen Elizabeth will become the longest reigning British Monarch
wolv6
TIL: Every night, since 886 AD, the Wakemen of Ripon, England, blow horns in the evening to "set the watch." The tradition is from Ripon's first citizen, the "Wakeman," who was responsible for crime prevention in the city from 9 pm until dawn and had to compensate victims of burglary.