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TIL; Smoking Near Apple Computers Voids The Warranty

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4XAm6 TIL: General Motors hired Prostitutes to discredit Ralph Nader
Bgrak TIL that Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, home of the Grand National, has a motor racing circuit inside it which has hosted the F1 British Grand Prix five times
OGZ9g TIL Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, was the first woman to publish an original work under her own name, in English, in England. After publishing her first book anonymously, she published Prayers or Meditations under her own name in 1545, during her time as Queen consort.
QNvvk TIL in March 1933 The Enabling Act became law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state.
X0n9r TIL Nico Harrison, a former Nike Executive, was responsible for botched shoe presentation for Stephen Curry, which caused him to switch from Nike to Under Armor