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TIL of Planned obsolescence, a manufacturing decision by a company to make consumer products in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a known time period so that consumers are forced to buy a product multiple times rather than just once.

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dONB TIL Coca-Cola made a vending machine exclusive to India and Pakistan called a “Small World Machine” where users in opposite countries are rewarded with a drink for cooperating with each other
dDeOB TIL Napoleon Bonaparte suffered from severe gastrointestinal issues. Which is why in the portraits he is holding his stomach .
e0XL5 TIL a Chinese woman won the 1992 gold medal in skeet shooting where she was the only woman in the field. Women were then banned from competing until 2000 where a women-only event was added.
X51E TIL In 1982 Nintendo was sued by Universal for copyright infringement of the King Kong name and plot, but Nintendo won when it was found that in 1975 Universal successfully sued RKO Pictures for the decision that King Kong be deemed Public Domain.
D1KNg TIL it’s illegal to own migratory bird (e.g. Hawk, Eagle, etc) feathers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Japan - even if you just find them on the ground