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TIL That more than 75 percent of American women dyes their hair.

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jW9p TIL Universal Studios, Inc sued Sony and its distributors in 1976, alleging that because Sony was manufacturing a device (Betamax) that could be used for copyright infringement, they were thus liable for any infringement committed by its purchasers. Essentially trying to kill videotape recording.
epZvb TIL Cavity Sam is the name of the patient in the game Operation (the guy who suffers from writer’s cramp, water on the knee, butterflies in the stomach, wrenched knee, broken heart, etc.)
Brank TIL of bog butter—an ancient waxy substance often found buried in peat bogs that was used as a way of preserving butter in ancient Ireland. The butter would gain flavor notes from its surroundings that were namely described as “gamey,” “moss,” “funky,” “pungent,” and “salami.”
G5dE TIL, on 9/11, the town of Garner, Newfoundland’s population swelled by 2/3’s due to 39 rerouted grounded planes. The town only has 550 hotel beds, so the population housed the stranded passengers in their own homes.
v15xD TIL 22-year-old Henry Cavill was considered as Bond in 2005 for Casino Royale .