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TIL that can openers were invented about 80 years after canned food

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l6Ka TIL that the higher the social class a person is the more likely they will act in an anti-social manner e.g. breaking the speed limit, lying in negotiations and support unethical behaviour in the workplace.
eB55 TIL Keith Richards woke up in the middle of the night, laid down and recorded a 30 second guitar riff for what would be the song Satisfaction (I Can’t Get No). The following 40 minutes on the tape recorder is him snoring.
P9BO TIL that the first American civil war reenactors were actually veterans of the war.
mxebR TIL of an Afghan commander who surrendered himself after demanding the reward of $100 for his arrest, as advertised on Wanted posters. Nato officials and Afghan troops were baffled as to why he gave himself up.
g78W TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, “Linie Aquavit” must sail an ocean voyage before being sold.