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TIL for the episodes through June 2012 the Mythbusters have destroyed 146 vehicles, used 33,500 yards of duct tape, and blown up 13.5 tons of explosives.

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w0aY TIL In the 1930’s, amidst wide spread poverty, flour mills realised that some woman were using sacks to make clothes for their children. In response, the flour mills started using fabric with flowers printed on for their sacks.
O7d6 TIL the first commercial digital navigation system, Etak, was released in 1985, before commercial GPS. The founders had to digitize their own maps which were so accurate they’re still in use today, including in Apple’s Maps app.
rRQWo TIL of the "millennial whoop", a common melodic sequence in modern pop music
vPvpL TIL France banned serving alcohol with school lunches in 1956, but only for kids under 14.
KwW9 TIL that in 1966 two men climbed up a hill in Brazil, placed lead masks over their faces, and apparently killed themselves for unexplained reasons. The only clue left behind was a note that read, “16:30 be at agreed place, 18:30 swallow capsules, after effect protect metals wait for mask signal.”