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TIL Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair.

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b9JmZ TIL the deep meaning behind the 52 Cards in a complete deck. The 4 suits represent the 4 seasons, while the 52 cards represent the 52 weeks in a year. The 13 cards per suit represent the 13 lunar cycles in a year, and even the 365 days of the year are marked by the number of total points in a deck.
Wkn89 TIL in 1816 a volcanic event led to what is known as the Year Without a Summer, originating an agricultural disaster. The lack of horse food inspired Karl Drais to research new ways of horseless transportation, leading to the invention of the velocipede, a step torwards mechanized personal transport
X0DgD TIL the state of Louisiana is named after King Louis XIV of France.
D1Z0p TIL that when Die Hard was finally made, Bruce Willis was mostly known for TV. His $5 million fee was seen as a huge risk. The film ended up taking at least $140 million.
7r9lp TIL studies have determined that the closing of the nuclear power plants in Japan has actually caused more deaths than the Fukushima accident itself.