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TIL A man once received a heart transplant from a suicide victim, married the donor's widow, then killed himself four years later in the same manner as the donor.

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ADZZ7 TIL that when febreeze first came out it was marketed as an odor eliminator (and was very effective at it) but sold poorly due to people not realizing their homes/ clothes smelt bad. It was only until they added scents and marketed to people as a final touch to cleaning that it became successful.
0d0bN TIL A 71 year old man was acquitted of murder after claiming self-defense when another moviegoer threw popcorn at him
kO8nd TIL "chicken sexers" are experts who can identify a chick's gender in about 3 seconds – over 1,000 birds per hour. Studying for this at the "Zen-Nippon Chick Sexing School" takes 2 years.
dDYld TIL a soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years of basketball. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed.
R7J99 TIL The writer of "That 70's Show" theme song gets $70 each time the show airs, and refers to it as "That $70 Show" .