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kN5d TIL Steve Job’s biological father’s name was Abdulfattah Jandali. He came to the US as a student. He was from Homs, Syria.
v1gJj TIL of spray paint on sidewalks called “utility graffiti,” which uses colors and symbols to identify pipes and wires underground. Marking the ground wasn’t standard until 1976, when a dig in Los Angeles punctured a gas line and created a “wall of fire” that killed 9 people and destroyed 7 buildings.
P11VL TIL in 1965 the first Channel Crossing by car took place, using 2 Amphicars, the first amphibious mass-produced automobiles. They then drove to Frankfurt.
GANXQ TIL tortoiseshell, used in eyeglass frames, guitar picks and luxury items, has been banned for trade since 1973 because it mostly comes from the endangered hawksbill sea turtle. Most "tortoiseshell" objects today are made from plastic
5V5pn TIL of Canada's smallest municipality, Notre-Dame-des-Anges. It is entirely occupied by a hospital.