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TIL Blueprints are blue because the photosensitive chemicals used to make copies of the documents turn blue when exposed to light.

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6E76Y TIL that John F. Kennedy was on 12 different medications a day during his presidency, just to enable him to face the day.
GYd8G TIL that between 1978 and 1983, John Williams won six Grammy Awards for Best Score in a row. He won them for Star Wars, Close Encounters, Superman, Empire, Raiders, and E.T.
OGL01 TIL that when the Washington monument was built the capstone was made out aluminum because it was considered a precious metal at the time.
LQgrQ TIL The White Australia Policy messed with one of the first major oil spills
X8QX TIL that before she was famous, Nicki Minaj was fired from approximately fifteen jobs for discourtesy to customers.