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TIL from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian that Native Americans invented hockey, camouflage, sunscreen, and popcorn.

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KPbw TIL the “Made in [Country]” mark was first established by the UK in 1887 in order to denounce foreign goods (mostly made in Germany) and encourage consumption of domestic goods. The plan backfired and consumers specifically bought products made in Germany as they were seen as reliable and cheap.
7r74x TIL: Bookworms are real insects that eat book pages
XEprR TIL Burt Ward (Robin from the 1960's Batman TV show) owns a dog food company called Gentle Giants and also runs a rescue centre that has saved over 15,500 dogs to date.
KY666 TIL baseball legend Ted Williams was wingman for astronaut legend John Glenn in the Korean War
rRVl0 TIL that FIVE movies sold more than an estimated 135 million tickets in North American; Titanic 135.5 million ; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 141.8 million ; The Sound of Music 142.5 million ; Star Wars (Episode IV) 178.1 million and Gone with the Wind 202.3 million (the full list is in the link)