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TIL early water mains were made of wood and firemen would drill into them to get access and then put in a fire plug which was marked for possible future fires and evolved into modern day fire hydrants.

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gB6W TIL Fred Waldo “The Great Impostor” pretended to be a surgeon in a Navy ship during the Korean War. When 16 severely wounded soldiers showed up, he speed-read the various surgeries he needed to perform, including major chest surgery. All soldiers survived.
QJG0k TIL that Leo Penn, father of Sean Penn, Chris Penn, and Michael Penn, was blacklisted by Hollywood for refusing to name names to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee.
mxN4M TIL while living on islands without many predators, humans and other animals become significantly smaller within 2000-3000 years in a process called "Island Dwarfism," while small animals like rats become bigger.
5YxZQ TIL Matt Groening originally planned for Krusty the Clown to be Homer Simpson in disguise. This is why Krusty looks so similar to Homer.
7rlPr TIL that a man named Paul Brown invented the upside-down squeeze bottle in 1991. He sold his product to everyone from shampoo companies to ketchup companies to NASA, and then four years later he sold his company for $13 million.