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TIL the last name of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" author Dale Carnegie was not originally named Carnegie - in an example of how to influence people, he changed the spelling from Carnegey to resemble the name of the more influential Andrew Carnegie

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KOmm4 TIL in 1633, a Turkish gentleman by the name of Lagâri Hasan Çelebi launched himself into the air on a rocket filled with 140 lbs of gunpowder. He landed in the river and was rewarded with silver by the Sultan. Mythbusters later tested this story in 2009 and considered it implausible.
LBwQ TIL there is a Republican group called “Log Cabin Republicans” who support not only strong national defense, limited government, and low taxes, but also focus heavily on pro-LGBT legislation.
AN5l TIL the phrase “raining cats and dogs” originated in seventeenth-century England. During heavy rainstorms, many homeless animals would drown and float down the streets, giving the appearance that it had actually rained cats and dogs.
A5Dl TIL the “broom method” was a method for detecting invisible flames. Firefighters would probe a room with a corn straw broom until it burst into flames, indicating the location of the fire.
VBYD TIL Saudi Arabia developed robotic camel jockeys because too many 4yo slave boys were dying. Child slave jockeys were outlawed in 2005.