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TIL 'Tijuana Bibles' were print versions of Rule 34 comics from almost 100 years ago

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neaGB TIL: In 1982, 3 men in Allentown, PA sat on a billboard for 261 days to win a house. It was to promote the station, WSAN-AM’s format change from country music to nostalgic hits. Instead of promoting the station, the contest became a story that symbolized the economic struggles of the early 1980s.
XE6jR TIL in the card game Arboretum, tie-breakers are decided by players each planting a tree, coming back in 5 years, and seeing which one grew the tallest.
vPBX8 TIL that the Silnas brothers, owners of the St. Louis Spirits of the ABA, refused a buyout of $3 million from the NBA in 1976 and instead negotiated a 1/7th share of TV rights (in perpetuity) with each of four future NBA teams. That TV deal made them over $800 million by 2014.
OogKR TIL that before Paris was liberated from the Nazis, Hitler ordered military governor Dietrich von Choltitzthe to demolish the Eiffel Tower and other major landmarks. He refused this direct order, and surrendered to the Allies instead, saving the tower.
ADKpl TIL Weight loss surgery is a very personal thing but it does help you get a better quality of life for the most part it’s simple want to talk about productivity and how diet and exercise helps with your Productivity I had VSG 3/7/19 hw 296Lbs sw 286Lbs Cw 153