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TIL that 15 U.S. states are in two different time zones. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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V7xZ TIL “Public relations” was invented by Freud´s nephew Edward Bernays as a substitute for “Propaganda” due to negative implications surrounding the word because of its use by the Germans
9wQo7 TIL the famous Hollywood sign was in a state of disrepair and ultimately torn down for three months in 1978. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner helped rebuild it via a $250K fundraising campaign. He then donated $900K to save it again in 2010.
xo8k TIL H.R. Giger (designer for the ‘Alien’ series) has two bars in Europe with the same amazing biomechanical design he used in the Alien movies.
klQ5 TIL Swedish Auto maker Saab make vehicles with floor mounted ignitions. They believe this is safer considering drivers can shatter their kneecaps on steering column ignitions during an accident. This also makes Saabs more difficult to Hot-Wire.
vP8OR TIL The Order of Assassins (1090 - 1275) were a Shia Islamic order in the Middle East. The Arabic term hashishi (consumer of hashish), a derogatory term for the order, became the root of the term “assassin”. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins.