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TIL that Teflon (PTFE) is the only substance that a gecko cannot climb.

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VmyZ TIL That in World War I, the Germans tried to use a picture of Quentin Roosevelt’s body as propoganda to increase moral. This backfired, as soldiers wondered why the sons of American Presidents were fighting and dying at the front, while the Kaiser’s sons were not.
7O6Z TIL rockets have white and black patterns named “roll patterns” to monitor their movement when launched.
W7EKL TIL that all curling stones used in the winter Olympics come from Ailsa Craig in Scotland
4XalN TIL about the game "Conkers," a traditional English childhood game using chestnuts
W4W9 TIL out of 1,700 sunscreen products sold in the US which were surveyed by a European Environmental Regulatory agency, over half would be banned from shelves in Europe due to harmful chemicals & ineffective protection