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TIL that permanent daylight savings time in the US was briefly enacted by president Nixon in 1974. The new permanent DST law was reversed after one year because people didn't like it.

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ANYG4 TIL that Bernie Barker a retired Nuclear Engineer was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Oldest Male Stripper at 60
QNjO9 TIL a Filipino doctor discovered erythromycin but was never credited or compensated
Xxb6 TIL the Pony Express only lasted from April 3, 1860 to October 1861, before the telegraph made it obsolete.
kKE TIL an estimated 5% of US flights have an undercover Air Marshal on board who carries a gun and is authorized to make arrests.
b9xQ4 Today I learned that most gelatin ( used to make gummy things and jello) is made from boiling cow's skin, ligaments and bone