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TIL claw machine games with live lobsters are a thing

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ADogB TIL of 'holdout houses' - old properties that hold out against new development. One such occupied 'million dollar corner' at Macy's in New York. Another example is Edith Macefield's house in Seattle, whose owner famously turned down an offer of $1M. She willed it to the construction superintendent.
6EmJY TIL Benjamin T. Babbitt (famous soap businessman) was one of the first known people to offer free samples to entice people to purchase his soap in the 19th century
KOPlE TIL in the 1980 David Lynch film The Elephant Man, Mel Brooks served as a producer but was intentionally left uncredited so audiences did not expect a comedy going in
jAAM TIL Scientists have created a liquid, bulletproof armor that hardens upon contact
Bvbr TIL in 1908, Lieutenant Thomas O. Selfridge did a test flight with Orville Wright in one of his planes to see if the US Army would be interested in buying the plane and its design. Orville crashed the plane and the lieutenant died. The US Army purchased the plane anyway.