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TIL someone developed a method to secretly communicate with people on LSD

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9Yl17 TIL during WW2 when Ford produced the Merlin engine they claimed they couldn't following the sent plans. Rolls-Royce, designer of the Merlin, assumed Ford was incapable of meeting their high standards, only to learn that the tolerances were too loose and didn't meet the precision required for cars
1Aor TIL that the “Festivus” holiday was actually invented in the 1960s, not by Seinfeld; Seinfeld only served to popularize it
KYVDJ TIL - the pH scale used in chemistry and medicine was developed at the Carlsberg R&D lab in their effort to provide a more consistent product to their customers
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