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TIL that the old cartoon character Simon Bar Sinister's name is a double pun: "Bar" in ancient Hebrew names means "son of," and a "bar sinister" in heraldry is used to denote a bastard.

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OKm1 TIL that the Velcro fastener was invented when a Swiss man named George de Mestral went for a walk in the woods and wondered if the burrs that clung to his trousers (and dog) could be turned into something useful. The answer, as we all know today, was yes.
N7ePN TIL the United States is not even in the top 10 most obese countries
xV5dD TIL approximately 10 percent of the internet is kept secure using a wall full of lava lamps
l7oLN TIL about the "Inventio Fortunata," a lost book that described the North Pole as a magnetic island surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents, believed to be written in the 14th century. Its influence on maps of the Arctic region persisted into the 16th and 17th centuries.
wL5AY TIL, Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room' became the first movie ever to be shot in both 35 MM film and HD simultaneously