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TIL the tradition of women in Bolivia wearing bowler hats dates back to the late 1800’s when a shipment meant for English workers were too small so they were given to the locals

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8aleZ TiL Alan Alda has been married for 60 years and has three daughters. He met his wife at a mutual friend's dinner party; they bonded when a rum cake accidentally fell onto the kitchen floor and they were the only two guests who did not hesitate to eat it.
Meex7 TIL There's an airline named "Okay Airways", perhaps the most mediocre airline.
5WYQ TIL I learned that Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, originally wanted the standard phone greeting to be, “ahoy hoy.” it was Thomas Edison who suggested we say “hello.”
x6jlb TIL the Temple Works flax mill in Leeds, UK, built in 1840 was a replica of the Temple of Horus at Edfu facade but had a grass roof maintained by flocks of sheep transported with a hydraulic lift to keep the mill interior humid as required for flax fibre work
oRJaL TIL hundreds of mummified seals have been found as far as 41 miles inland in Antarctica. One tested specimen had been sitting out in the open for 1,500 years. Researchers theorize that 1-2 seals annually get lost during white-out events and accidentally travel inland, where they eventually die.