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TIL in 2008 the US Border Patrol spent $8.4 Million to sponsor a Nascar driver to boost agency recruitment.

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wLPwP TIL The Great Gatsby was originally a failure when released in 1925 and only became popular when it was mass printed and sent to soldiers during World War 2. 1944, only 120 copies of Gatsby sold, today it sells over 500,000 each year.
pYwyp TIL The first chocolate bar was made in 1847. Before that, chocolate was exclusively a drink
oRMgY Today I Learned that Pete Seeger's first album appearance was on a record denouncing the prospect of war with Nazi Germany, as he was a Communist Party member supportive of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
NNx6 TIL That Americans are paying twice as much money for internet speeds 10 times slower than in other countries.
6lRY TIL that physicist Arthur Eddington was told, “Professor Eddington, you are one of three people in the world who understand relativity.” Eddington remained silent. The reporter continued, “Don’t be modest, Eddington!” Eddington replied, “Actually, I’m trying to think who the third person is.”