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TIL in 1907, chemist Leo Baekeland accidentally overheated a mixture of chemicals while trying to find a substitute for shellac. Instead, he created Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, which transformed manufacturing and paved the way for the modern plastics and polymer industry.

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5ElR TIL Michael Bloomberg spent $650 million of his own money during his time as NYC mayor. Footing the bill for many expenses and donating hundreds of millions to better the city. “In the past, the city paid its mayor; Mr. Bloomberg paid to be the city’s mayor.”
GAk5G TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.
rRngo TIL: how to convert miles to kms. Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... Let any term be the no. of miles & the next term is≈ the no. of kms: 2miles≈3km|3miles≈5km|5miles≈8km|8 miles≈13km. The ratio of consecutive terms converges to the golden ratio (1.618), & the no. of kms in a mile=1.609
W7VXB Are you tired of feeling insecure about your penis size?
EABx TIL bald eagles and red tail hawks are “mortal enemies” and will even attempt to feed the other species’ offspring to their own young