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TIL that one man paints the cochlines on every single Rolls-Royce motorcar. This is done entirely freehand and he is the only man both capable and qualified for the job.

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MExA TIL: that Strawberry generation is a Chinese term for anyone who is born after 1981. Named after strawberries because strawberries “bruise easily”, they can not withstand social pressure or work hard like their parents’ generation.
rVYx TIL if two identical twins have children with another pair of identical twins, then their children are genetically not half-siblings, but full siblings.
wLkv1 TIL about Hisashi Ouchi. He was exposed to more radiation than anybody in history, and and then his skinless, skeletal body was kept alive by doctors for an agonizing 83 days against his wishes
wLNMo TIL the James Webb Space Telescope has gold-plating on its mirrors because the mirrors are made of poorly-reflective beryllium able to withstand cold.
neNp9 TIL early water mains were made of wood and firemen would drill into them to get access and then put in a fire plug which was marked for possible future fires and evolved into modern day fire hydrants.