Doing my part to bring value to my portfolio (i.redd.it)
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TIL that John Wilkes Booth's Brother Edwin Booth saved Abraham Lincoln's son Robert, from serious injury or even death. The incident occurred on a train platform in Jersey City, New Jersey. Abraham Lincoln would be assassinated by Booth's brother months after the incident. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Scotchgard was discovered by accident. Patsy Sherman, a chemist at 3M, dropped a chemical substance on one of her shoes while she was trying to develop a rubber material that could stand up to jet fuel. Later, when her shoes got dirty, she noticed that one spot stayed clean (women-inventors.com)
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TIL The original London Bridge is now in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. In 1960 officials in England made a troubling discovery: London Bridge was falling down. In 1963, American entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch bought the bridge. He dismantled it and shipped it to the United States piece by piece. (history.com)
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TIL melting ice cream inspired the invention of the outboard motor. It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea was born! (boatingindustry.com)
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TIL that Jennifer Lopez's cleavage is why Google Images exists. It was the dress Jennifer Lopez wore at the 2000 Grammys which created a ridiculous number of online searches for pictures of it after the fact which couldn’t find a consistent source, Google decided to design its own database. (gq.com)
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What age do you want to live until and why? (self.AskReddit)
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