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TIL that graphene is more conductive than copper and stronger than steel!

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VBEmQ TIL that although the TV Series "I Dream of Jeannie" was never a hit for NBC, when it went into syndicated reruns independent stations in New York and Washington DC ran it in Prime Time and won their time slots against all shows on NBC, CBS and ABC. This was a first for a non-network show.
E11P7 TIL The Ironic Process Theory (a.k.a. the White Bear Problem) which refers to the psychological process whereby deliberate attempts to suppress certain thought makes them more likely to surface. For example, try to not think about a White Bear.
w57P TIL that the Spartans grew their hair long, because “Long hair adds beauty to a good face, and terror to an ugly one” according their leader, Lycurgus.
WkDAA TIL that on pianos dating from the 18th century when Mozart was alive, the colors of the keys was exactly reversed: the white keys were black and the black keys were white.
xVBVk TIL that there was a cowboy western movie durning the 1930's called The Terror of Tiny Town that had an entirely all dwarf cast.