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TIL there are 5 general foot shapes and there are positives and negatives to each shape.

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KYbYE TIL that in 1957, "Babycham" was the first alcoholic product to be advertised on British commercial television. The drink is a sparkling alcoholic cider made from pears, and was marketed as a "genuine champagne perry".
0dA6N TIL about the Max Headroom signal hijacking. Which occurred on the night of November 22, 1987, two TV stations in Illinois were hijacked. A man wearing a Max Headroom mask made various remarks about WGN (the station being hijacking) the video ends with the man being spanked. No one was ever charged.
gR1A TIL When King Charles II of Navarra was sick, his doctor ordered him to be wrapped in linen and covered in brandy. Unfortunately, instead of cutting the last thread of linen with scissors, the nurse thought it’d be a great idea to burn it off, burning the King alive.
awv8b TIL Nagasaki was not the primary target for ‘Fat Man’. The neighboring city of Kokura was the intended target, but due to unfavorable weather conditions, Nagasaki was bombed instead.
Z8LJo TIL There is 'Windows for submarines™', and it's still being used