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TIL Cashmere Wool Comes From Goats, Not Sheep

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bnl7 Today I learned that when the President is unmarried or his wife dies during his term, another female relative will become the First Lady. Three president’s daughters, two president’s sisters, two nieces and two daughters-in-law have been First Lady.
O04g TIL the worlds oldest football (soccer ball) is from 1540 and was found on a castle roof in 1981
M7MBb TIL: In 2014, a Chinese company in Shanghai, offer its employee of the year one night with a Japanese Adult film actress as a bonus.
J1pZ1 TIL 80% of container ships use electric motors - they just use diesel generators to produce energy for the electric motor
N7e9Q TIL Vietnam vets have told William Shatner how they'd "keep sane" while in POW camps by re-enacting Star Trek episodes