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TIL: The float glass process was invented by Alastair Pilkington in the mid 1950's and is the basis of most all sheet glass making worldwide.

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Er7p TIL that the 1990’s Pogs craze was single handedly started by a 5th grade teacher in Hawaii. She showed the game she used to play as a little girl to her class in 1991. Pogs originated from Hawaii as early as 1927.
1dLd TIL that in 2000, a meat department at a Walmart in Texas became the first store to unionize. Within two weeks Walmart eliminated all meat department positions and switched to pre-packaged meats.
e0rVL TIL 16 million US men, out of a total population of 140 million fought in WW2. That is a staggering 11% of the total population.
44Eb TIL That the cash cab taxi once struck and killed a pedestrian.
XeBR TIL Jesse James once gave a widow who housed him enough money to pay off her debt collector and then robbed the debt collector as the man left the widow’s home.