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TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market

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WkQ6L TIL in 1989, billionaire Richard Branson released a hot air balloon shaped like a UFO and hired a midget dressed as E.T. to scare people when it landed.
0D9p TIL Digger is a military slang term for soldiers from Australia and New Zealand used prominently during WWI. In a wider social context it is linked to the concept of “egalitarian mateship.”
woxB1 TIL artist Dean Cornwell submitted three entries for a competition to paint the rotunda of the Los Angeles Public Library, one under his real name and two under fake names. Cornwell won the competition with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
neEYB TIL that Sandra Margot, a successful bounty hunter/PI, was once known as Tiffany Mellon/Million. Under those names she was both a member of the real GLOW and a major pornstar appearing in/producing 100+ hardcore films.
jNBWa TIL The Ancient Romans held mock sea battles known as naumachia for entertainment. In some cases, whole amphitheaters like the coloseum would be flooded and the ship battles would take place within them while spectators would watch from their seats.