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TIL: There are still 12 Blockbuster video stores, and 7 of them are in Alaska

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x6M55 TIL that the rate at which new words are added to languages has slowed in the digital era, and it's partly because the advent of automatic spell-checkers has given words recognized by these tools a "reproductive fitness" advantage, while non-standard spellings decline.
y1M8 TIL that honey bees ejaculate so forcefully that their penises explode. This kills the honey bee.
OGa7a TIL I learned that the fledgling Casablanca Records was saved from extinction by singing Donna Summer after the label went $7 million in debt on a live album of Johnny Carson which returned more copies than sold.
wDA8 TIL Pearl Jam cancelled their 1994 summer tour after they found out Ticket Master was demanding a ‘service charge’ for fan’s tickets. This prompted the band to begin building their own “stadiums” in rural areas where they independently sold tickets to shows to keep prices low.
ANAXg TIL A man who saw John Wilkes Booth shoot Lincoln was on a TV Game Show