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TIL that due to anti-Chinese sentiment in San Francisco in the late 19th century, Levi's jeans briefly held the slogan "The only kind made by white labor" on its logo.

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844X TIL of the quietest room on earth. The Microsoft Audio Lab in Redmond, Washington can reach -20.6dB, a few dB more than the lowest point on earth at -23dB
alkM TIL that about half of the water on Earth is actually melted interstellar ice that is older than the Sun
GYjV4 TIL that in 2017, the British Nutrition Foundation ran a survey which found that 18% of five to seven-year-olds thought fish fingers are made from chicken, and 29% thought cheese came from a plant
vg8j TIL a 16 year old named Max Wade managed to pull off a heist of movie proportions when he rappel’d into a Ferrari shop and stole Guy Fieri’s Lamborghini, and the janitor suspected of helping was never found.
5bQ9 TIL of 211, a 24/7 hotline run by the United Way that connects people in need with assistance programs that may help them.