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TIL the fax machine was invented in 1843

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wL4O8 TIL that Merian C. Cooper, director of the original King Kong, led the Kościuszko Squadron (a 21-American volunteer air force) in battle against the Soviet 1st Cavalry Army, saving the city of Lwów and stopping the spread of communism throughout Europe.
bebN TIL that MDMA, better known as Ecstasy, was named and popularized by Father Michael Clegg, a Catholic Priest
R50W6 TIL Japanese beekeepers use the pheromone threat response from wasps to trap them in glue traps to keep their hives safe
rR8e0 TIL the spiked ball and chain was never an actually used in warfare; it is entirely a fantasy weapon invented by later peoples but attributed to the middle ages
gl4A TIL KIT-KATS are a product of HERSHEYS in the United States, but NESTLE everywhere else in the world