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TIL that September 4th 1909, saw the first Boys Scout rally in Crystal Palace, South London. The gathering was organized by Baden-Powell & saw 11,000 boys in attendance. Amongst the thousands in attendance, a handful of girls crashed the event. Dressed in uniform, they called themselves Girl Scouts.

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xVpv7 TIL Space Invaders released in 1978 is the highest grossing entertainment product of all-time. By 1982 it had grossed $3.8 billion equal to over $13 billion today adjusted for inflation. The game was so popular it led to 100-yen coin shortages in Japan.
MeD7m TIL in 2015, Cheryl Treadway, a Florida woman, was being held hostage by her boyfriend, Nickerson. He didn't allow her make calls or write texts, so she used the Pizza Hut app to send a discreet call for help. Police arrived at the location and she was released.
nK5G TIL that a chest CT scan exposes patients to 250-350 times more radiation than a chest X-ray
6EoLW TIL Steven Spielberg's father, Arnold Spielberg, traveled to Moscow as part of a delegation of electrical engineers from Phoenix. The trip coincided with an incident that is the subject of Steven Spielberg's 2015 film "Bridge of Spies." He is also still alive today at 103 years old.
DWQv TIL that one of the most common OTC decongestants is not clinically shown to be effective at decongesting you