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TIL that George Washington created a dog breed - the American Foxhound

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j6P7a TIL that an irrational number is called "irRATIOnal" because it cannot be expressed as a RATIO. This is probably the stupidest TIL ever, but for decades I just thought a number was called irrational because it had a never-ending decimal that did not behave in a predictable, explicable way.
MeKyV TIL that Steve Jobs was so good at applying his reality distortion field to convincing employees not to quit, that the original Macintosh motherboard designer planned to just walk into Steve's office and pee on his desk before he'd have the opportunity to convince him not to quit.
LB4V TIL that chimney sweeps are considered a ‘good omen’ at a wedding. When King George III was on his way to the church for his wedding, he lost control to his horse and carriage. The only person brave enough to stop it was a chimney sweep. Chimney sweeps were then to be respected under Royal decree.
QJv59 TIL: There is one more episode of Tiger King Coming and Jeff Lowe isn't with his wife from the show
oRmjr TIL Dame Maggie Smith was only 57 years old during the filming of Hook (1991) and was aged with makeup to appear as the much older Wendy Darling