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LQOyv TIL that the Venetian Patent Statute, in 1474, is widely accepted to be the basis for the earliest patent system in the world.
W5wX TIL In 1952-‘54, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico had snow delivered by plane to the city so that the children who had never seen or played in snow, would be able to do so
loEX1 TIL neither the Spice Girls themselves or their management came up with the Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, Posh aliases. They were devised by Top of the Pops magazine in 1996 and later adopted by the group
awEEy TIL that the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) the emblem for Australia contains a psychoactive alkaloid called DMT.
9wya6 TIL in 1775, 80 year-old Samuel Whittemore ambushed British troops, killing three before charging them with a sword. He was shot in the face, bayoneted 6 times, and clubbed 8 times. Left for dead, he was later found reloading his musket while swearing revenge. He went on to live another 18 years