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TIL Converse shoes have “fuzzy soles” so they can be imported as slippers which dramatically reduces import taxes.

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xVRR1 TIL Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall Series, was originally a milkman that volunteered to read to blind students along his route. Dissatisfied with the selection of children’s books available, he decided to write his own and became a best-selling author.
GDvG TIL that at age 12, Laura Ingalls Wilder defended herself against a sexual advance with a knife, and that her editor later cut the scene from her book (p. 1, last ¼th)
xnn1 TIL: Pixar spent three years studying the physics of curly hair in order to correctly render Merida’s hair in “Brave”.
4r0b TIL the “guilty” face that dogs make aren’t really that of guilt, rather they are facial expressions of anticipating punishment. It is believed dogs don’t have enough self awareness, therefore, cannot feel guilty of something.
nepxr TIL A thin layer of gold on NASA astronaut's helmet visor fends off dangerous effects of solar radiation. Satellite microelectronics that instantaneously relay data around the globe also depend on gold components to ensure reliable, corrosion-resistant and static-free performance.