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TIL that Scotts Miracle-Gro Company knowingly sold poisoned bird seed for over 2 years. They sold 70+ million bags of bird seed with a pesticide toxic to birds to help with insect control during storage. Scotts paid a fine of $4 million and give an additional $500,000 donation to wildlife study.

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mxn6R TIL in October 2017, Spam shared a picture of Pumpkin Spice Spam and noted that it was not a real product they were selling. Two years later, Spam announced a legitimate limited edition Pumpkin Spice product for the autumn season. In less than 7 hours on the day of release, the Spam had sold out.
pMve TIL that the longest known survivor of ALS is Stephen Hawkings
ADKYo TIL in 1987 director John Landis was acquitted on 3 counts of involuntary manslaughter after actor Vic Morrow and two children aged 6 and 7 were decapitated on the set of The Twilight Zone movie in 1982.
4lra TIL until 1992 it was not required for electrical appliances in Britain to be sold with plugs at the end. Often the consumer had to attach it themselves.
peNp TIL that legendary author Kurt Vonnuget, a lifelong cigarette smoker, dubbed his habbit “a classy way to commit suicide.”