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TIL that Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine are the same product but with different dosage instructions.

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ekwL TIL In 2000 Sony invented a movie critic by the name of David Manning and used his fictional quotes to promote movies. Sony ended up paying over $1.5m to moviegoers in a class action lawsuit and over $300,000 to the state of Connecticut where Manning supposedly worked at a small weekly paper.
7rpP Til When forks were first introduced in 11 century Tuscany they were condemned by the clergy, arguing that human fingers were created by god and only they were worthy to touch god’s bounty. 100 yrs later introduced to England by Sir Thomas Becket. The Spork was of course the work of Witches
4XOxR TIL that in 1997 when the Methuen Mall closed, Applebee's refused to leave. For two years the mall was completely empty, save for the single Applebee's. The mall was demolished around the Applebee's, leaving the restaurant alone on a 60-acre lot until a lengthy legal battle forced them to leave.
roXW TIL in 1930 two brothers created the first car radio which was called a “motorized victrola” which they shortened to Motorola.
xp9k TIL The Shiba Inu breed of dogs almost went extinct during World War II