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wLaEo TIL That chewing gum is actually made of a synthetic plastic that's not biodegradable, and is the 2nd most littered item after cigarette butts
N7mV6 TIL about the 'greatest music teacher who ever lived': Nadia Boulanger, the first woman to conduct many major US and European orchestras, and whose students include Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Philip Glass, Astor Piazzolla and many more. She taught mainly from her own home.
49xa TIL there is a pub in Ireland that opened in 900 ad.
p8emG TIL President John F. Kennedy was a known speed reader and was rumored to be one of the fastest speakers in the world. Reportedly, he would read six newspapers cover to cover each morning and in an interview spoke 327 words in just a minute.
xVR95 TIL about the universal nut sheller, a shelling machine for peanuts. It can serve the needs of a 2000 people village, lasts 20+ years, shells up to 125lbs per hour, and costs less than $10 USD to make