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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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9Vmr TIL that birth certificates produced for children born in Los Alamos, New Mexico during the Manhattan Project read “P.O. Box 1663” as the place of birth.
0d7v1 TIL in addition to the legendary last stand of Leonidas and his 300 Spartans, many significant battles were fought at Thermopalyae. The most recent being a clash between ANZAC Forces & Germany during WW2. Today, the hallowed field is a quick stop off a major highway in Greece.
kOxD7 TIL in 2012, a burger king employee anonymously posted an image on 4-chan of him putting his feet in lettuce, with the caption: "This is the lettuce you eat at Burger King." It took 20 minutes for people to track down the branch the employee worked at and contact the news. He was promptly fired.
96br TIL it is illegal to touch a pregnant woman’s belly in Pennsylvania
5York TIL The Horn Effect is when individuals believe negative traits are connected to each other. e.g. an observer assuming a physically unattractive person is morally inferior to an attractive person. The inverse, believing an attractive person has superior morals, is the Halo Effect.