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TIL Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair.

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loVb1 TIL Bones produce piezoelectricity when stress is applied and forms electrical dipoles that attract osteoblasts. Osteoblasts deposit calcium and other minerals on the part of the bone that is stressed which increases the density of the bone.
5V1Y9 TIL: That on December 19, 1983, Jodie Foster was detained by U.S. customs agents at Logan International Airport for possessing a single gram of cocaine. She was charged with a misdemeanor and placed on one year's probation.
wkVM TIL it is estimated that at any given time, 0.7% of the world’s population is drunk. That means about 50 million people are drunk right now.
epyn TIL that Dave Canterbury from Dual Survivor was fired from the show for completely lying about his military/survival experience.
WkRnY TIL Kazuo Nagano, a fraudulent businessman, was assassinated in front of at least 30 press members. The two assassins announced their intentions beforehand and then slashed Nagano with Bayonets multiple times. The whole ordeal was broadcasted multiple times including much of the gore.