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TIL that in the 90s Subaru discovered a lot of their customers were lesbians and started marketing directly to them.

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1jJV TIL a 4,500 yo Construction Logbook of the Great Pyramid was Found in 2013. It reports on the making and shipping of limestone blocks and the everyday life of workers.
ekyb TIL that fish sticks were first sold as an intentionally bland control product while testing a more flavorful frozen food called “herring savouries” in the market. The market’s preference for the blander cod product completely took researchers by surprise.
16O8W TIL: Loofahs are a vegetable
JYVa8 TIL Director James Cameron sketched the nude portrait of Kate Winslet used in the movie "Titanic."
oKpY TIL a common prank in the 1800s involved putting the end of a thread from a spool through a clothes seam and getting unsuspecting strangers to try to pull out what they think is a loose thread. The spool unwound as they pulled, and the prankster enjoyed a jolly good laugh.