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TIL: In Oceans 11, Rusty (Brad Pitt) was eating in every scene he was in. This was Brad Pitts Idea.

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b9K97 TIL that the people of the Åland Islands wanted to be annexed by Sweden, but the Swedish government was preoccupied, so they sent them off to the LoN, where a Japanese-influenced delegation handed them over to Finland with a justification they hoped they could use to justify their own imperialism
aw6NL TIL that the slogan "when it rains it pours" is advertising the fact that that Morton Salt has a moisture-absorbing additive which keeps salt flowing freely even when the humidity is high
KaLB TIL carrots aren’t actually that good for rabbits, since they are high in sugar, and they don’t form a natural part of their diet.
mrNM TIL that in 1955, a Sears ad accidentally printed a wrong number for their “Santa hotline”. The number rang up a secret military phone at NORAD, meant to be used in case of a Russian attack. Children called the hotline asking for Santa Claus, and the NORAD Santa Tracker was born.
m1Yy TIL a woman disguised herself as a man for 18 months to write a book on gender. After the experiment, she was institutionalized for depression, and stated that she never felt so glad for being a woman.