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TIL that Amazon has a serious problem with counterfeit products, and it's all because of something called "commingled inventory."

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GAea5 TIL that In 1815, the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused "The Year Without a Summer." Global temperatures plummeted, leading to widespread crop failures and famine. The gloomy weather also inspired Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein while stuck indoors during the volcanic winter.
96x6 TIL NSYNC’s “I’ll Never Stop” is the best selling cassette single of 2009, 2010, and 2011, selling 24 copies, 13 copies, and 11 copies respectively.
xDXb TIL: The 2020 Olympics will be held in Japan whilst in the classic anime feature “Akira” the 2020 Olympics were also held in Japan
EBP0 TIL there is a US Navy ship named after a mountain, which was named after a president: the USS Mount McKinley
rLP0 TIL mail was delivered 12 times a day in Victorian London, with the first delivery starting ~7:30AM and the last one at ~7:30PM. Most Victorians were highly concerned of “return of post” (requesting immediate response) and they often complained if a letter didn’t arrive in a couple of hours.