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TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions

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R77va TIL that during WW2, American and Soviet russian fighters engaged in a dogfight over Serbia. It was one of the only two direct military engagement between the two nations in history.
jN0dM TIL Dave Grohl only knew Kurt Cobain for about three years and they weren’t very close.
WpB TIL the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs cast shadows behind objects because of the massive heat/light it cast out (WARNING: graphic pictures)
9w4DM TIL ~ About Unit 100 who's main purpose was to research diseases from animals during WW2
LkVyP TIL the marching song for the US 1st Marine Division is the Australian song Waltzing Matilda, due to the division's close relationship with Australia during WWII.