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TIL that one degree of latitude equals 69 miles
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TIL that after a falling out with Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein–who had written the phrase “A rose is a rose is a rose–supposedly received a telegram from him that read: "A bitch is a bitch is a bitch”
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TIL that, until 1992, electrical appliances sold in England were not required by law to have a plug attached. Appliances were mostly sold with only a raw wire, and users were expected to wire the plugs themselves.
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TIL Plastic dishes can’t absorb enough heat to evaporate water, which is why the dishwasher dry cycle doesn’t work on them
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TIL: The answer-question format on Jeapardy! came about after a string of quiz show scandals. Audiences were skeptical that contestants were given the answers, so Merv Griffin built an entire show around giving answers.
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TIL Ignaz Semmelweis pioneered the habit of washing hands in hospitals but was rejected, had a mental breakdown and was sent to an asylum and was beat to death by the guards (XIX century)