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TIL Amazon used to manufacture "dash buttons" where if you press the button (which can be mounted anywhere) the product the button is linked to is automatically ordered

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78gKb TIL That Cayenne pepper for weight loss: capsaicin in cayenne pepper increase metabolism and helps burn fat. It also promotes satiety, which reduces food intake.
PXZL TIL in 1983 hundreds of workers broke a world record by building a 3 bdrm home in just 3 hrs. It was later sold to buyers who weren’t told about home’s origin. The home was an instant nightmare: uneven slab, burst pipes, flawed roof, mismatched paint, buckled walls, crooked doors, faulty sewer, etc.
jNoR TIL that TRON (1982) was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt using computers was “cheating”.
WaBN TIL that when a Russian jet crashed into a river, a captain of a 1898-built steam tugboat tied a rope around the cockpit window and towed the jet to shore with all passengers still inside.
Le5r TIL Disney owns Epic Rap Battles of History.