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TIL the inventors of Bubble Wrap were originally trying to make 3D plastic wallpaper.

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1aREX TIL "Classy" Freddie Blassie, who wrestled between 1950 to 1970 was so hated that he had been stabbed 21 times by different fans and even had acid thrown at him during a match. He also caused multiple heart attacks in Japan after brutalising Japanese hero Rikidōzan during a match.
xVY45 TIL that the U.S. Department of Defense spends over $84 million a year on Viagra (and other erectile dysfunction medications).
lo7nG TIL Television commercials send ultrasonic signals to electronic devices that are used to link the owner to TV viewing habits and to tie multiple devices to one owner.
5VdyP TIL in many countries there's a mandatory requirement for companies to pay salaried employees a "thirteenth month" and even a "fourteenth month" - yearly bonus pays each equivalent to one month's normal salary
grdlA TIL of Markus Wolf, the head of the East German foreign intelligence division. He was the Stasi’s number two man for 34 years and yet the West didn’t know what he looked like until 1978.