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TIL that during the Depression, women would make clothing out of feed sacks. When the manufacturers found out, they started printing floral and geometric patterns on the inside of the sacks.

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NX7XE TIL that the movie Twelve O'Clock High (1949), which features real footage of bomber combat from WWII, is still used today by military academies to teach principles of organizational leadership.
4X9Dw TIL the rosy boa, native to the southwestern US and Baja California, is recognized by its 3 well-defined rosy-colored longitudinal stripes extending the entire length of the body. It is non-venomous, bears live young and considered one of the most docile and slowest moving snakes in the world.
9DM TIL the Mythbusters were going to do an episode about the hack and trackability of RFID chips, but had to can the idea when Visa, Discover, American Express, and others threatened to pull all their advertising from the whole of the Discovery Channel Network.
jN9gn TIL 42-yr-old Zamboni driver David Ayres was called in as the 2nd emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes. He allowed 2 goals right away; but after a teammate told him "We don't care how many goals you let in, let's just have fun," Ayres then made 8 saves for 6 - 3 victory over the Maple Leafs.
R5Yx7 TIL about the disturbing murder of Bridget Cleary, an Irish woman who was murdered by her husband (reportedly through immolation) because he thought she was a changeling (a type of fairie from Irish mythology) and that killing her would bring his wife back.