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TIL Science explaining role of luck in success ( veritasium).

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8aR5L TIL in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, there was a mysterious detached leg found in the rubble of the destroyed building. Since all 168 victims’ legs have been accounted for, the left leg has perplexed investigators and has yet to be traced back to an owner.
dDjl7 TIL the ViewMaster was introduced in 1939. Film and paper were scarce, and production nearly stopped due to WWII, but a contract to produce airplane and ship identification and range estimation reels saved the product. The military purchased 100,000 viewers and six million reels during the war.
AaZo TIL McCall’s magazine released it’s first issue in 1873 and was one of America’s oldest and longest running magazines until Rosie O'Donnell took control of it in 2000, renamed it “Rosie”, and by 2002 had officially killed it.
LQEl0 TIL that older fish live longer if fed the poo of younger fish
WkXZY TIL The Australian English for a duvet/comforter, "Doona", is an eponym for the Kimptons trademark "doona" product popular in the 70s.