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TIL in 1848 Michel Faraday took Six lectures about the science behind candles

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rRgQ1 TIL that the much celebrated failure of the Spanish Armada was followed by an equally unsuccessful English retaliation called the English Armada
LQNnv TIL Hawaii has an endemic raspberry. Rubus hawaiensis, also called ‘Ākala. It is found on the islands of Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, O’ahu, and Hawaiʻi. The berries have a semi-sweet flavor and is a food source for many native birds.
R74Jl TIL in the late 19th century, the Sears catalog used to offer a heroin kit, two vials of heroin included, for only $1.50 - slightly less than 50 2019 dollars.
eayD TIL that Teddy Roosevelt once gave a speech immediately after an attempted assassination. He started the speech by saying “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.”
Y8QP TIL that the word “Scalp” is actually an acronym for the layers that form the scalp.