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TIL: The 'Seinfeld' theme song was different for every episode

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eoD4 TIL Wig theft was a problem in 18th Century England, with thieves using children, dogs, and monkeys to snatch the expensive wigs of wealthy people on the street.
4XY0a TIL that Mattel makes a bald Barbie doll named Ella to give (free of charge) to kids with cancer. It comes with wigs and other accessories.
xVRo0 TIL that military tanks are called tanks because the secret program they were developed under was disquised as being about moving water tanks.
0owp TIL that Jamie Hyneman has been a certified dive master, wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, and chef.
N7vE8 TIL that ferns yeet their spores. They have a structure called an annulus that responds to humidity. When they dry out they curl backwards, creating tension, and then snap forwards, ejecting the spores in a yeet-like fashion.