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TIL that the "seductive nature" of the Green M&M is a reference to an urban legend during the 1970s that green M&Ms were aphrodisiacs

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VrOm TIL that the US Pentagon will fund Hollywood movies that portray the military in a positive light.
LmxP TIL that NBA Jam game designer Mark Turmell, a Detroit Pistons fan, hated the Chicago Bulls so much that 1993 NBA Jam game was actually rigged against the Chicago Bulls so that the Bulls would miss “clutch shots” and their stats would lower when playing the Pistons
Z8NLD TIL Sudan has more than 200 pyramids dating back to 5,000 years, some of them are at the risk of being buried by shifting sand dunes
VB6yB TIL that there is a series of 24 hour endurance races called the "24 Hours of Lemons" that takes place in the USA and teams are restricted to a budget of $500 per car.
VBRDB TIL the term "care package" was originally invented by the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE), an NGO established in 1945, and the term is still a registered trademark of that organisation