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TIL about “The Apple Wassail”, an ancient Pagan ritual that holds origin to modern caroling.

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BdNd TIL that there is a “three generations of punishment” sentence in North Korea. This means a person would be sent to the camp along with that person’s entire family and two subsequent generations of family members would be born in prison and live their entire lives there.
KO58G TIL There was a special GM program that allowed astronauts to lease up to two Chevys per year for $1 each. Six of the seven original Mercury astronauts took full advantage of the program by leasing both a family wagon and a Corvette
Wo7N TIL Lance Von Allmen developed an oil containment system that uses chemically treated cellulose to perfectly absorb crude oil in water, and then wring the cellulose to get all of the crude oil back. He died a year after this aired. WHY wasn’t this used to clean up Deepwater Horizon?
7XdX TIL Mattel sued Aqua for their song “Barbie Girl” but the judge ruled “The parties are advised to chill”
R69j TIL that as part of the contract for appearing on Shark Tank, if you mention the name of any company you own then Shark Tank automatically owns 5% of that company or gets 2% of the lifetime profits. This is true whether the Sharks make a deal with that person or not, and prevents free advertising.