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TIL that Hasbro holds a trademark for the smell of Play-Doh

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5RjB TIL that pilots and flight crews are federally classified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “radiation workers” and receive higher doses of radiation than all other US radiation-exposed workers.
ee4 TIL Michael Jackson has a patent for the Smooth Criminal dance move
9YAD TIL alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs, including Marijuana, LSD, and Ecstasy
W76XX TIL that somebody wrote a fake scientific paper that consisted almost entirely of the phrase “get me off your fucking mailing list”.
ZpvjR TIL that there was an elector dispute in Hawaii during the 1960 presidential election (the first since Hawaii joined the U.S. as a state). One set of electors was certified for Nixon, but a recount determined a different set of electors for Kennedy. VP Nixon asked Congress to accept Kennedy's.