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TIL in 1795 a treaty with Britain was so unpopular that graffiti was scrawled on the governor of NY's house that said "Damn John Jay! Damn everyone who won't damn John Jay! Damn everyone that won't put lights in his windows and sit up all night damning John Jay!"

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AD6p7 TIL: Human hair rejected by wigmakers and sent from hair salons is being used to create oil adsorbing booms for ocean oil spills. Hair can adsorb 3-9 times its own weight in oil.
NXAVQ Today I learned that Al Martino, who plays Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, got the role with help and pressure of his actual Godfather and crime boss, Russell Bufalino, exactly like his character.
e5AE TIL the presence of eyebrows is more important for facial recognition than the presence of eyes.
m41O TIL A silent version of velcro exists, but it is a guarded military secret.
am5y TIL of “long egg”. Hard-boiled re-engineered eggs, 3 foot long (1 meter), used by the food service industry that yields a CONSISTENT amounts of yolk and equal size when sliced - also is easy to transport.