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TIL of Richard Jewell-A security guard who, initially hailed by the media as a hero, was later considered a suspect in the 1996 Olympic Games bombing in Atlanta. Despite never being charged, he underwent a “trial by media” with great toll on his personal and professional life

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wLGd1 TIL why toothpaste makes orange juice awful. A common detergent/surfactant called sodium lauryl sulphate in toothpaste both suppresses sweet receptors, and destroys phospholipids in your mouth which inhibit your bitter receptors. So it employs a double-whammy impact to your taste buds!
ANwpl TIL Zhang Shuhong was a Chinese businessman who committed suicide after toys made at his factory for Fisher-Price (a division of Mattel) were found to contain lead paint
r6Yo TIL that the flood scene was so wildly out of control in “Noah’s Ark” (1928) that three extras drowned and one lost a leg. Michael Curtiz - the director - is best known for his film “Casablanca”.
D1y6D TIL That a canceled Waffle House contract resulted in the creation of Chik-Fil-A.
W7dpY TIL that the once-ubiquitous "Mmm... Toasty!" Quiznos sandwich chain, which had 4700 locations in 2007, closed over 90% of their stores in the space of the following decade. It was the largest and fastest collapse in industry history.