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TIL that the first online purchase was made in 1994 when a man in Philadelphia used his computer to buy a Sting CD from an online store called NetMarket.

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NyEJ TIL guns are found in carry-ons at US airports five times a day.
0wb4p TIL NFL running back Robert Edwards was fresh off a 1,000 yard rookie season when he destroyed his knee in a beach football game at the Pro Bowl. His NFL career was ruined and his team, the New England Patriots, would go on to win 3 Super Bowls in the next 6 years without him.
b0DE TIL that Lebanon was one of only Arab countries that did not declare war on Israel after its creation and, until the early 1970s, had an armistice with Israel and was Israel’s calmest boarder.
xXBB TIL the skin of a honey badger is so thick that it can withstand multiple machete blows, arrows, and spears. The only sure way to kill one is via a club to the skull or gunshot.
v1Anj TIL Sharks have been on earth for longer than trees have.