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TIL that Genericide is the term for when the name of a distinctive product becomes the generic term for a general class of products (e.g. Jell-O used to describe all gelatin desserts)

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lMga TIL “Aluminum” started as a misspelling of “Aluminium” on a handbill by Charles Martin Hall, the American Industrialist who made Aluminum production practical
OG0W4 TIL the force needed to use an English longbow effectively means that skeletons of longbowmen surviving from the period often show enlarged left arms and bone spurs in the arms and shoulders
epVnE TIL that people heal their stomach ulcers by drinking organic cabbage juice for a few weeks
YrAd TIL that Finland celebrates “National Sleepy Head Day”, where the last person to in the house to wake up is thrown into water by the early risers.
oROd7 TIL that the Great Wall of China was not built as a single continuous wall, but rather as a series of walls and fortifications constructed by various dynasties over centuries. The most well-known sections were built during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).