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TIL that the last television ever manufactured in the U.S. made its way off the assembly line in July 2005 at the former Magnavox production headquarters in Greeneville, Tennessee. The TV remains on public display in a history museum in the town.

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0BlM TIL that Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother’s Day holiday, later became unhappy with its commercialization and began organizing a petition to rescind Mother’s Day. She was placed in a sanitarium, and people connected with the floral and greeting card industries paid the bills to keep her there.
8agrV TIL of David Douglas: A Scottish botanist/explorer who became the first mountaineer in America. When climbing Mauna Kea in Hawaii he fell (or was pushed) into a pit trap with spikes. A bull then fell on top of him, crushing him to death.
Y71NB TIL that Bisha’h is a lie detection ritual practiced by Bedouin tribes of Ayaidah in northeastern Egypt. It involves suspects licking a heated metal spoon in front of tribal representatives.
OlLL TIL that the Sun is actually white, it just appears yellow to us through the Earth’s atmosphere