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TIL People leave pennies on John Wilkes Booth’s grave to give Lincoln the last word

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Wkylo TIL Lays marketed a low calorie "WOW" brand of chips that made consumers crap their pants. The main ingredient, Olestra, is a fat substitute which allows for frying without calories being added. The problem is your body can't absorb it. Consumers suffered from cramping, diarrhea, and anal leakage.
BxBL TIL in 1968 a school teacher divided her class by eye color to teach them about discrimination. The kids got discriminatory pretty quickly.
B5kb TIL March 1st was new years day for much of antiquity. It was the case in Russia until the 15th century and in Great Britain until 1752. It was to coincide with the beginning of the planting season with the namesake being Mars, the roman god who was also the protector of agriculture.
NXZeP TIL that The Beatles last commercial concert was left with 7,000 unsold tickets and was a financial bust for the production company.
kOg0E TIL that Roberto Benigni, writer and director of Life Is Beautiful, was inspired to make the film based on his father’s recollection of his two-year experience in a concentration camp, which he told humorously to help him cope.