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TIL Hershey trademarked the color orange.
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TIL what Smartdust is... Smartdust is defined as a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect, for example, light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. They are usually operated on a computer network wirelessly...
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TIL: In the opening credits of Gilligan’s Island, as the SS Minnow sails out of the harbor, flags can be seen in the background flying at half-staff given that the filming of the show’s pilot took place the week of the JFK assassination.
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TIL that not one Justin Bieber single, song, or promotional single on which he was a lead singer or featured artist has ever reached a peak position of #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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TIL that PT Barnum, frustrated with how long people lingered in his museum’s exhibits, posted large signs throughout that said “This Way to the Egress”. He knew most of the visitors would follow them, not knowing that “Egress” meant “exit”. They couldn’t re-enter without paying the entry fee again.
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TIL Aristotle founded the Peripatetic school of philosophy in 335 BCE and many of the free lectures were open to the general public. He liked to walk around while holding discussions with students and it had no set curriculum or even fees for membership