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TIL Nike makes a carpet underlayment pad made from manufacturing scrap that sells exclusively at Home Depot.

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P1pDE TIL that on Friday, October 13, 2084, there will be a full moon
LQONd TIL that Mrs Brown from the sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys was originally going to be played by an actress but she never showed up so the creator, Brendon O'Carroll, stepped in to take over the role.
kybe TIL that one of the earliest records we have of dreadlocks are from a civilisation in Crete
a8owy TIL that Neanderthals in Paleolithic Europe may have used Manganese Oxide powder as a fuel additive to add spark and heat to kindling for fires in the cold, subarctic climate of Central Europe. Manganese reduces the temperature needed to start a fire by 80-180 degrees Celsius.
gGpW TIL that the difference between inland seas and lakes is that inland seas are formed as the result of oceans spilling over onto land during warm geological periods.