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TIL the Royal Enfield Bullet has the longest unchanged production run of any motorcycle, having remained continuously in production since 1948

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xD4b TIL President Jimmy Carter signed a bill that created an exemption from taxation of beer brewed at home for personal or family use. Opening the door for today’s craft beer brewers.
VB6xD TIL: Oreo was created in 1912 as an imitation of Hydrox. Oreo eventually surpassed Hydrox in popularity, which resulted in the Hydrox cookies being perceived by many as an imitation of Oreo, despite the opposite being the case
Vb5k TIL that, to raise money and awareness for his revolutionary new infant incubator, Alexandre Lion sold tickets to “child hatcheries”, where spectators could watch incubated premies being cared for in a futuristic nursery
avjo TIL that Philadelphia cream cheese was first created in New York. It was named after Philadelphia because at the time, the city was renowned for its production of similar cheeses. Also, in Mexico, any brand of cream cheese is often referred to as “queso filadelfia.”
eZyk TIL in the U.S. it’s illegal for employers to tell employees not to talk to their co-workers about compensation