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TIL over $900 billion has been spent “attempting to bring Matt Damon back from distant places” in fiction

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6E4Ww TIL that the "International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology" once accepted for publication a research paper consisting entirely of the words "get me off your fucking mailing list" repeated hundreds of times. They rated it "excellent".
nWyWo TIL there’s an energy drink called “Cocaine”, released in 2006 and banned 6 months later. Online sales of Cocaine then quadrupled. Redux Beverages rebranded “Cocaine” to “No Name” to get around a temporary ban. The name was changed back in February of 2008, and Cocaine can be bought today online.
D1jeJ TIL eating polar bear liver can kill you, the human body can't handle the amount of vitamin A in their livers.
9w7DQ TIL that CBS used to add bird songs to their golf broadcasts to eliminate awkward silences. This went unnoticed until a viewer, familiar with the bird songs of the region, realized the sounds were from birds that didn't inhabit the area where the tournament was being held.
0wmjj TIL NYU Langone is named after Kenneth Langone who is the cofounder of Home Depot.