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TIL that scotch tape, when peeled in vacuum, produces enough x-rays to image a persons finger.

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epeab TIL Isaac M. Singer started work as an actor, later turned machinist (lathe operator) to support himself since acting wasn't a stable income, by chance came across an early sewing machine and thought he could improve it. He could, and eventually he founded the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
8aye4 TIL that romans invented the flamethrower in the early middle ages, only to lose the invention when the guy who invented it died. They re-invented it about 200 years later. It's also most likely the inspiration for the "wilfire" in GoT.
m1Xoy TIL Lobster Chew With Their Stomach
VMAk0 TIL that Belgium holds the Guinness world record for the longest period of time needed to form an official government
rN1j4 TIL While recording her third album, Janet Jackson was harassed by strange men outside her hotel. Instead of running to her producers, she decided to take a stand and 'backed them down'. She decided to write a song about the incident and called it 'Nasty' which became a certified gold single.