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TIL Mark Twain invented and patented the bra-strap clasp.

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goLb TIL that US taxpayers paid more to Israeli defense budget than Israelis
EgkZW TIL about FedEx flight 705, where a FedEx employee passenger attempted to crash the plane by attacking the entire crew with a hammer and a spear gun.
KxoQ TIL Scottish Town Arnprior (pop. 200) painted wiggly lines on a straight road to confuse and slow down fast drivers.
pmN8 TIL Michael Caine once said about his role in Jaws: The Revenge “I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
NXOnb TIL only one Navy ship in active duty have sank an enemy ship: USS Constitution. (also the oldest active Navy ship)