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TIL Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair.

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DbYp TIL that Brazil is number 2 over all in the world at producing models after the US. Rio Grande do Sul represents 5% of Brazil’s population but produces more than 50% of its models. The appeal of the region’s inhabitants is attributed to the historical migration of Germans and Italians.
X0YOr TIL that it used to cost 4X as much to send a SMS than it did to send the data from the Hubble Telescope
4X6Go TIL in computing, half of a byte is called a nibble
WynL TIL *NSYNC’s “I’ll Never Stop” is the best selling cassette single of 2009, 2010, and 2011, selling 24 copies, 13 copies, and 11 copies respectively.
LYZQ TIL shortly after returning from the moon and leaving NASA, Buzz Aldrin had a failed career as an Air Force test pilot, started drinking, had an affair, suffered depression, got divorced, got re-married, got divorced again, and became a Cadillac salesman where he failed to sell a car for 6 months.