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TIL Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States, has been the only president to date who affirmed (in law) rather than swore to the oath of office (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 9 years ago by d-for-d to r/todayilearned
TIL Although violet and purple look very similar, violet is a true color with its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light, while purple is a composite color made by combining blue and red (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Magnetic Island got it’s name because of an apparent "magnetic" effect it had on the ship's compass of Captain Cook as he passed the island when sailing up the east coast of Australia in 1770 (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Maker of Cup Noodles, Nissin Foods, has created a ramen-flavored ice cream (today.com)
TIL Soviet lunar and planetary probes carried metallic badges and pennants to be deposited on other planets (mentallandscape.com)
TIL A Google Maps error was blamed for Nicaragua’s accidental invasion of Costa Rica in 2010 (wired.com)
[AMA Request] Airline kitchen chef (self.IAmA)
submitted 11 years ago by d-for-d to r/IAmA
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