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TIL that in one year, a man made fourteen successive trades to turn his red paperclip into a house.

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Zp5Ea TIL The first defensive driving program started in 1964 for the US National Safety Council. It is a form of training for drivers that goes beyond road rules and the basic mechanics of driving techniques
0ryA TIL There was a batman villain named Condiment King and he was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup.
a8MZN TIL that during WW2 the US Army opened a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on Shotwell Road. After a newspaper letter said that the name of the street was inappropriate for wounded soldiers, the street was renamed to Getwell Road.
mxxmY TIL for the Athens premiere of Hercules, Disney released booklets declaring "This film is not a lesson in mythology."
B6pL TIL the the longest words you can spell in the English language without repeating a letter are “uncopyrightable” and “dermatoglyphics”, both coming in at 15 letters.