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TIL: Tiffany re-recorded "I Think We're Alone Now" in 2019.

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NjAb TIL that in 2015 at least 120,000 saiga antelopes died mysteriously in mass. This corresponds to about 50% of the entire population of these rare animals.
yVbap TIL that in the original Super Mario Bros., you can continue where you left off in the last game by holding A down when you press Start
NXXaE TIL that Best Foods mayo and Hellman’s mayo are one and the same. So if their logos and packaging look similar, it’s because when Best Foods bought Hellmans they decided to merge the branding to retain Hellman’s loyal customers. Another example is Dreyer’s and Edy’s ice cream.
yrZV TIL that “Jake from State Farm” actually works at State Farm and his name is actually Jake.
xVkmk TIL the story of FedEx's founder, Frederick Smith, submitting his business plan as a term paper and receiving a failing grade with an admonition that it would never work, is a myth. He dimly remembers he got about a C, mostly because "it wasn't a well-thought-out paper."