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WgNL TIL that PT Barnum, frustrated with how long people lingered in his museum’s exhibits, posted large signs throughout that said “This Way to the Egress”. He knew most of the visitors would follow them, not knowing that “Egress” meant “exit”. They couldn’t re-enter without paying the entry fee again.
wBxo TIL ice, water, and water vapour can coexist under a specific conditions known as the triple point. Ice also has 17 separate phases.
1aVZO TIL That the tetanus is not directly related to rust, it's caused by a soil bacterium. Iron just gets usually rusty after spending some time in the soil, and the rust is a nice place for the bacterium to live in.
wPX6 TIL in 1953, a North Korean fighter pilot defected to South Korea with his MiG-15 and was rewarded $100,000 from the United States.
1n9X TIL that a jury could completely choose to ignore the law or evidence presented to them and hand down their own verdict, regardless if the defendant is obviously guilty or not guilty.