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TIL 20 billion pounds of produce are thrown out in the US every year

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8e5aK TIL in 1990, Coca-Cola ended its MagiCans promotion due to negative publicity after a number of the special mechanical cans containing prizes such as cash or gift certificates malfunctioned. In one instance, a faulty seal caused an 11-year-old boy to drink a foul-tasting chlorinated liquid.
NbBe TIL An experiment on worms survived the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and their descendents were flown to the space station in 2011 by Space Shuttle Endeavor.
VaOp TIL that for 10 years after WWII, there was a fourth network on American broadcast television called The DuMont Television Network. The network folded in 1956, and today it has been all but forgotten because most of its archives were destroyed.
wL157 TIL that Jim Simons is the most successful hedge-fund manager in the history of modern finance averaging 66% annual returns (39% after fees). Also learned he is a very giving philanthropist contributing to education, technology research, and autism research.
gMmMb TIL that it’s illegal for radio stations and streaming services to accept payments from record labels to promote songs without disclosing that the airtime/playlist has been bought or sponsored