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TIL that Australia has forced gambling companies to display slogans in their ads like “You win some. You lose more” and “What's gambling really costing you?” instead of the standard “Gamble Responsibly”

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GAog1 TIL that Jackie Wilson always kissed the least attractive girl in the audience. He believed that by doing so, everyone would think they could have him and keep coming back to buy his records.
rNeRx TIL During the 19th Century, a popular medicine for children known as ‘Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup’, which promised to “allay all pains” was heavily laced with morphine.
4XjMo TIL that a breed of wool dogs existed on the pacific northwest coast. Indigenous people would keep the dogs isolated on small islands to prevent inter breeding with hunting dogs. The wool dogs were cared for and feed a rich diet of seafood to produce strong yarn to make blankets from.
dVXK TIL Boxing gloves are actually more dangerous and result in more deaths than bareknuckle boxing
OxNe TIL A&W made a 1/3 pound Burger to compete with McDonalds’ ¼ pound Burger. The burger was thicker, cheaper, and preferred in taste tests but was failure because Americans can’t math, thinking the “4” in “¼,” is larger than the “3” in “⅓”.