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TIL the architectural design of Chicago is in part based off the beliefs of the religious visionary Emmanuel Swedenborg.

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NgQJ TIL all cars with a trunk compartment made after 2001 in the U.S. are required to have an interior trunk latch designed to free any trapped or kidnapped people inside the trunk.
M7ZlA TIL that a fictional pig named Arnold Ziffel (1964-1972), who starred in Petticoat Junction, was actually played by 6 different pigs over the course of the show since piglets mature into adults quickly. The ashes of the pig(s) are interred with Frank Inn, alongside with the other animals he trained.
nnx7 TIL that Ronald Reagan practically launched Tom Clancy’s career, when he mentioned his enjoyment of a largely unknown techno-thriller named The Hunt For Red October during a speech in 1984.
9Ojm TIL from the thirties until the seventies, fluoroscopes were common in children’s shoe stores. They are live x-ray machines that let you see the bones in your feet when you wiggle your toes. By 1970, 33 states had banned them due to health concerns.
7rNmr TIL in November 1942, the Holy Cross Crusaders beat the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles had scheduled a presumptive victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but cancelled it after the loss. Therefore, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492 people.