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TIL originally M&M's were supposed to be the candy in the movie E.T. but Mars rejected the idea; thus giving Reese's Pieces a spot in the movie, after which sales skyrocketed 300%

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QJnva TIL France maintains the largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world, largely from many tiny overseas territories. It covers approximately 8% of the total surface of all the EEZs of the world, while the land area of the French Republic is only 0.45% of the total land area of the Earth.
yVArw TIL one of george straits most popular songs, "armarillo by morning" wasn't an origional song, first being written and preformed by elvis sound-alike terry stafford
9Y9MX TIL the movie (and song) “9 to 5” was inspired by an actual women’s labor movement called 9 to 5 that started in Boston in the 1970s
N1Me TIL a man running from a police helicopter using thermal imaging tried to fool the TI cameras by hiding in fresh manure. It didn’t work.
5Yxar TIL that in Spearfish, South Dakota on January 22, 1943 at 7:30 am, it was -4 °F, then two minutes later, the temperature rose up to 45 °F. This is the fastest temperature change ever.