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TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.

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OG6Ng TIL Roscoe Conkling was the last person to turn down an appointment to the United States Supreme Court, doing so in 1882. Conklin had been a prominent lawyer and senator, who drafted the 14th Amendment. His reason for turning down the appointment was only, "reasons you would not fail to appreciate."
VM85G TIL In 1967 Michael J. Adams (Maj USAF) flew an X-15 to an altitude above 50 miles and qualified as an astronaut according to the U.S. definition of the boundary of space. Moments later the craft broke apart, killing Adams and destroying the X-15-3. He was the first American space mission fatality.
Q6GM TIL, FBI agent John Patrick O'Neill warned of the looming threat of Al Qaeda and was convinced a major attack was in the works. Due to conflict of interests he was reassigned as head of security for the WTC and died on 9/11 less than a month on the job
69ARm TIL that during the state opening of parliament in 1845, the Duke of Argyll accidentally dropped the Imperial State Crown, causing £150 (23,000$ today) worth of damage. Of the accident, Queen Victoria wrote in her diary:" [The Crown] was all crushed and squashed, like a pudding that had set down."
4X9yw TIL that almost half of the young adults in New Jersey live with their parents