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TIL Nixon was speaking at Disney World when he famously declared “I am not a crook”

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GAkm4 TIL in Swahili time the day starts at 6 am. Due to being on the equator, Swahili speakers have nearly perfect 12-hour days & nights. The clock starts with a 12 on bottom and then counts the hours after sunrise. 1:00 Swa = 7:00 standard. 6:00 Swa = Noon standard. The hour hand follows the sun’s path.
erlk TIL Tattoos consist of pigment particles suspended in the skin that are permanent because they are too big to be removed by the body. Laser treatment causes tattoo pigment particles to heat up and fragment into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are then removed by normal body processes.
v1Ko8 TIL that Astroturf became the common name for Artificial turf after it gained popularity as an alternative to grass in the newly constructed Astrodome in the 1960s.
x4G1 TIL: in 2010 a man had live explosives on his bag for three days unknowingly, when he got a phone call and a bomb squad showed up at his home. The explosives were placed and forgotten on his bag during an airport security exercise.
b9daN TIL the famous video of Sammy the rally driver being berated by his co-driver led to the author of the edited video being jailed for cybercrime.