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TIL that during World War I, the U.S. government urged women to stop buying corsets to conserve metal. This effort reportedly saved 28,000 tons of metal—enough to build two battleships.

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4XgKJ TIL Apocalypse Now (1979) director Francis Ford Coppola came up with the title to make fun of hippies, because of a popular button badge that said "Nirvana Now", during the 60s
Rap8 TIL The FCC does not monitor for excessively loud commercials, but relies solely on consumer complaints.
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