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4XKeo TIL that there are fake towns and roads (known as "paper towns") that mapmakers put in their maps, so that if someone makes a map which has one of these paper towns, they could know it's a copy
R5ny1 TIL: Computer duster is not compressed air. It is typically a liquid refrigerant called 1,1-Difluoroethane, which is also psychoactive.
e0KvL TIL that GoBots were the first robot transforming toy of the 1980's, predating Transformers by a year.
9lyD TIL that the foaming agent in shampoo, toothpaste, and laundry detergent is a marketing scheme to give a feel of cleanliness, but does nothing in and of itself. (The Power of Habit, cited)
vPR08 TIL, the common first name of Jennier is the Cornish variant of the first name Guinevere which was also the name of King Arthur's wife in the medieval era.