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TIL the term "coonass" used to describe Cajuns comes from the French "connasse" which means "dirty whore"

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ADEpB TIL About the Juicero, a $799 juice press, made with $1000 in parts. The company received $120M in venture capital. It only "pressed" $7 DRM-controlled pre-juiced juice bags (not fresh fruit). The packs were easily opened and emptied by hand.
x6yog TIL that in 1951 Koreans were banned from the Boston marathon
jbnM TIL that Key West once declared itself a micro-nation named the Conch Republic, declared war against the United States, surrendered after one minute, and then requested $1 billion in foreign aid from the U.S. federal government.
WkGLo TIL Cave painters used the flickering fire as an early form of animation!
0we9j TIL that the defunct Pan Am Airlines used to weigh their stewardesses before each flight, to ensure they didn't weigh over 140 pounds. On top of that, they had to be between 5'2 and 5'9, agree to retire by 32, not be married, no older than 27 to apply, not have children, and not be pregnant.