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TIL a lack of an Oxford comma cost a dairy $5 million

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awQRN TIL that the Breaking Bad team was offered $75 million to produce three additional episodes after the final season. This much money was stated to be more than the profits they had made in five years. The team refused, saying that the final episodes did not lend themselves to additional installments.
doZQ TIL that in 1924 Kleenex was invented and advertised as a cold cream remover. It was only rebranded in 1930 after a majority of customers reported using product mostly for blowing their nose, doubling the company’s sales
Xxd8 TIL test pilot Thomas W. Attridge, Jr. shot himself down while testing the F-11 Tiger. After firing a short burst at 13,000 ft, Attridge accelerated into a dive and leveled off to fire another burst at 7,000 ft where he was struck by the bullets he’d fired earlier.
KOL4J TIL Cosmetic companies list water as "aqua" because they are abiding by the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) which is a naming system for oils, pigments, chemicals, and other ingredients of cosmetics. This way everyone knows exactly what's what when they read the label.
0wdrM At least 400 science articles cite nonexistent ‘phantom’ study.