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TIL the common paperclip is considered a national symbol of Norway because many believe it was invented there. In fact, Johan Vaaler invented a different kind of paperclip that is impractical and was never used.

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BojD TIL that John Tyler, the 10th president of the US, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today.
nWvR7 TIL Humans will naturally begin to walk in circles when they can't tell what direction is straight, and there is no agreed on explanation for this
gMogD TIL in 1996, a Canadian man fled Canada and thought someone was out to kill him, took his money and drove to Knoxville, TN. He ended up dead in a parking lot with his money around his half-naked body. Police reports show the man was killed by a blow to the stomach. The case remains unsolved.
GBmj TIL - They make mouthguards for athletes that change color at higher temperatures. This is so a coach can easily spot who might be at risk for heat stroke
KOV54 TIL If you weighed 100 pounds at the north pole on a spring scale, at the equator you would weigh 99.65 pounds, or 5.5 ounces less. Your mass, in grams, would stay the same because 'grams' is a measure of the resistance of a body to being moved and has nothing to do with acceleration or gravity.