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TIL Scientists have created a liquid, bulletproof armor that hardens upon contact

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kOMP1 TIL about industrial melanism,where darkly pigmented insects are selected over lightly coloured ones in industrial areas,because the trees are blackened by soot and provide camouflage.
XErLk TIL the T-shirt was invented in 1904 and marketed to bachelors who couldn't sew or replace buttons.
rRKNx TIL Rick Moranis retired from acting after his wife died of liver cancer so he could raise his children
ebND TIL in agoge, the Spartan youth was intentionally fed with less than adequate food so as to stoke his hunger pangs. This encouraged the youth to sometimes steal food; and on being caught, he was punished - not for stealing the food, but for getting caught.
4Xr5b TIL that the Stazi used psychological warfare to intimidate opponents. This included moving furniture around, which often drove the victims crazy.