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TIL the first Got Milk? commercial, “Aaron Burr,” was directed by Michael Bay.

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8eLW8 TIL an artificial heart is only temporary, implanted to keep patients alive until they can receive a heart transplant
x04o TIL that during a visit to Boeing, Soviet scientists secretly applied adhesive to the bottom of their shoes in order to covertly collect metal samples from the floor.
jGRQ TIL: The event that triggered the Blitz was an accident - on August 24th 1940, German bombers aiming for UK airfields accidentally veered off course and destroyed several homes. The following night the UK bombed Berlin. Germany responded by bombing London for 57 consecutive nights.
ADOOd TIL Dirk Willems was jailed for his devotion to being an Anabaptist. He escaped from prison, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice, but Willems turned around to save the guard. Because of this act of heroism, the guard recaptured Willems, and Willems was burned at the stake.
Brp0k TIL Chevrolet's use of Bob Seger's "Like a Rock" to sell trucks was planned to last 3 to 6 months. It proved so powerful the campaign ran for 13 years.