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TIL the name “scotch tape” came about because of the stereotype of Scots being cheap and there was little adhesive on the original product

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a90y TIL that Cannabis Sativa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
6EexY TIL Global Positioning System (GPS) is owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force. The US makes it freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver but can selectively deny access to the system.
Lklk9 TIL gold is so rare that the world pours more steel every hour than it has poured gold since the beginning of recorded history.
7rEQr TIL that Soos from Gravity Falls can read Japanese.
WkkbB Short answer: It’s easy to learn and hard to master