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TIL that there IS such a thing as transparent aluminum and it is a viable replacement for bulletproof glass.

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0dAEj TIL Cal Polytechnic placed a commemorative plaque at the bathroom where “Weird Al” Yankovic recorded his breakthrough song “My Bologna” in 1979. It is humorously known as “Studio 229.”
Bmwk TIL during WWII the U.S. submarine Archerfish sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano, but the U.S. Navy did not believe the submarine actually sank a carrier until the acting commander drew a picture of the carrier.
R7Qal TIL of Joan Quiqley, an astrologer and secret "advisor" to the Reagan White House. "Virtually every move" the Reagans made was cleared through her to "make certain that the planets were in a favorable alignment."
yPxV TIL Before federal wiretapping caught Eliot Spitzer in a prostitution scandal in early 2008, he had nearly exposed the lending practices that led to the 2008 financial crisis when he was Attorney General of New York. He was also known as the “sheriff of Wall Street” at the time.
LJWQ TIL Touching stainless steel can remove the smell of onions from your fingers.