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TIL that Hydrox is the original sandwich cookie, while Oreo is the more popular knockoff

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xewB TIL that mining corporate-hired “agents drove a heavily armored train through a tent colony at night, opening fire on women, men and children with a machine gun”(1912) to prevent unionization in the buildup to the 2nd largest insurrection in the US since the Civil War.
VMYl0 TIL there’s a comapny that specializes in custom World War I & II weapons and mini figurines compatiable with ®LEGO
16nmO TIL that slime molds have shown an ability to learn and predict periodic unfavorable conditions in laboratory experiments
78r7Z TIL in the early 20th century, mother's pensions were used to help poor mothers in the US stay at home so they could take care of their children. During this time period, it was common for poor women to give up their kids to orphanages. These cash payments were intended to prevent that.
K5D4 TIL James Cameron got the go-ahead to make ‘Aliens’ by writing the word 'Alien’ on a board, then adding an ’s’ and turning it into a dollar sign.