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TIL that Croatia's last king never visited his kingdom.

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nWNxG TIL that triple cooked chips were invented in 1993 by Heston Blumenthal
kORYe TIL in 1963 Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windshield wiper, presented it to Ford Motor Co. and was hired. Ford fired him and took his technology. He sued Ford for patent infringement and after 12 yrs. of litigation, at times without a lawyer, the court awarded Kearns 10.3 M dollars.
7r5Np TIL "Wrap Rage" (the anger/frustration which results from an inability to open packaging) is estimated to be responsible for up to 60,000 people a year being treated for injuries. In one survey, 71% say they've been injured while opening packaging and in 2004 the US had 6,500 emergency room visits.
VdVm TIL: The educated middle class are now considered the working poor
D1KP TIL a man owned and drove the same car for 82 years, a 1928 Rolls-Royce.