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TIL: General Motors hired Prostitutes to discredit Ralph Nader

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1Eo8 TIL Eric Clapton once showed up drunk to George Harrison’s house, silently handed him a guitar and amp, and the two had a musical duel for 2 hours.
yM9v TIL Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first U.S. coins and instead of “In God We Trust” it said “Mind Your Business”
ep5XJ TIL about a class of marine mollusks called scaphopods. They're commonly known as "tusk shells" due to their elongated and slightly curved shells. They live in offshore areas and bury themselves in sand or mud.
5kVQ TIL Braveheart has been described as one of the most historically inaccurate modern films. One historian took particular exception to the costumes and compared it to, “a film about Colonial America showing the colonial men wearing 20th century business suits, but with the jackets worn back-to-front”
JYa4j TIL that it is illegal to wear armour into the UK Parliament. The law was passed in 1313 and still applies today.