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TIL Velcro was named for the words “velvet” & “crochet” and was invented by a Swiss engineer

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5YkPP TIL in The Big Lebowski, Jesus Quintana is wearing rings from the American Bowling Congress that certify his ability to roll a perfect 300 game, an almost perfect 299 game and an incredibly difficult 800 series. Those rings tell you that creep can roll.
bDBN TIL that in 1978 Aerosmith put up the money to bail out every arrested fan in a concert pot bust.
nWpmG TIL: The number one top grossing movie that never hit #1 during its release was 2023's Oppenheimer
xK0 TIL that one reason cats like catnip is that it smells similar to cat urine.
9wKdm TIL in 2009 Burger King ran the "Whopper sacrifice" campaign, which gave a free whopper to anyone who deleted 10 friends on Facebook. Facebook suspended the program because Burger King was alerting people letting them know they'd been dropped for a sandwich.