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TIL That hand warmers work by making iron rust ,and we just Use the excess heat coming from that reaction!

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e0yB5 TIL King Norodom is credited for saving Cambodia from disappearing altogether. In 1863, to prevent the two powerful neighbours, Vietnam and Siam from swallowing Cambodia altogether, he was invited by France to make Cambodia its protectorate
yVvjJ TIL The specific wording "the pen is mightier than the sword" was first used by author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, the same guy whose intro sentence “It was a dark and stormy night.” inspired a contest for the worst opening sentence for a novel.
lo9wa TIL: Before 1984 Australia's national Anthem was "God save the Queen"
WP6o TIL that the USS Acadia was the first US Navy ship to house a wartime mixed sex crew and was unofficially nicknamed ‘The Love Boat’ after 10% of all women on board became pregnant during deployment
ndE9 TIL that an unknown Freddie Mercury, at the time a London shoe stall assistant, fitted David Bowie for a pair of boots – over 10 years before “Under Pressure” was recorded.