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QBad TIL Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, making many believe that the service was a joke.
neEEW TIL The first thing ever bought and sold across the Internet was a bag of marijuana around 1971.
grMpA TIL Spitfire planes were "crowdfunded" in some cases in World War II. Large scale contributors were allowed to give the plane a nickname which was printed on the side. For example, ‘Dorothy of Great Britain and Empire’ was named by a group of women, all with the name 'Dorothy'.
a800J TIL a 2010 review of published cases stated "Numerous deaths have occurred after chiropractic manipulations. The risks of this treatment by far outweigh its benefit."
5VBZk TIL that Kurioshi, Japan, has purpose-built tsunami evacuation towers