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TIL that Dia de los Muertos, despite popular associations with pre-colonial Aztec culture, may have been almost entirely invented in the 1900s by Mexican nationalists

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rLR4 TIL Jared from Subway ran a business where he’d rent pornography out of his dormroom at Indiana University. The endeavor became so successful that the only place he had time to eat at was the Subway that opened on the 1st floor of the building.
xA61 TIL the rat poison/life saving human medication Coumadin was discovered after cows were observed eating clover and then bleeding to death.
dDK79 TIL about Sati, a medieval practice among some Indians by which a recently widowed woman either voluntarily or by use of force commited suicide as a result of her husband's death. It was considered the highest expression of wifely devotion to a dead husband and was said to purge her of all her sins.
rDMo TIL The Atari 2600 was so popular, it was not discontinued until 1992 - years after its own successors, the 5200 and the 7800, died off. Its 15 year official lifespan is the longest of any console.
D1K7J TIL: the tv series Flipper only ran for 3 seasons, but made 88 episodes.