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TIL You are supposed to rub in spray sunscreen.

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JBmk TIL Geckskin is a superstrong adhesive based on Gecko feet that can hold up to 700lbs on a smooth wall. Developed at UMass (and funded by DARPA), it can easily attach and detach heavy everyday objects such as televisions or computers to walls, as well as medical and industrial applications.
v1gy7 TIL that Walt Disney originally wanted to call his most famous creation Mortimer, but his wife convinced him to change the name to Mickey.
b6MpQ TIL In his Inaugural address, President James Buchanan declared that the turmoil surrounding slavery was “happily, a matter of but little practical importance”. By the end of his four-year term, seven states had seceded from the Union, and civil war was imminent.
LP9 TIL George Lucas stated Yoda is “actually the illegitimate child of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.”
OogL1 TIL the term "paint the town red" entered useage after an English town was literally painted red by a drunk gang.