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TIL that the original purpose of the hood ornament on a car, before they were artistic and ornate, was a visible thermometer for the car's coolant. Image in comments.

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vrbR TIL a family who adopted five children on a bid to get on ‘Extreme Makeover’ kicked the five children out of their home once the makeover was complete
AD5Xw TIL that out of the 36 United States presidents who ever had biological children, 19 lost a child in infancy or early childhood. The list includes George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and John F. Kennedy.
8W5K TIL Doing chest compressions to the Bee Gees’ song Staying Alive is a legitimate medical practice
mxg6p TIL about Hoover, the talking seal. He first learned to vocalize from the human family who saved him and his accent reflects their New England speech. Additional sources in the comments.
Lkgkm TIL camouflage does not work on color-blind people and for this reason some were picked as snipers