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TIL: That the original colour of Blu Tack was actually white; but following fears that children could mistake it for chewing gum, a blue colouring was added.

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b66np TIL about just 1 of Michael Jordan's streams of revenue. He receives 5% royalty on every Jordan Brand item sold. Shoes, apparel and international business earning soared to 4.7 billion dollars in 2021. That means Jordan makes about 645,000 dollars every morning he opens his eyes.
rNk6d TIL that in Speed 2 the scene where the ship crashes into the island was made with a non-animated partial boat crashing into the real island, and was the most expensive stunt ever filmed at $25M in 1997.
Z857D TIL of a cookie coffee cup insulated to drink coffee and eat the cup after
E09W TIL in Japan it is believed women have too warm of hands to be sushi chefs.
QJbJa TIL of Billie Bob Harrell, Jr. from Texas. In June 1997, he won $31M from lottery. He bought a ranch. He bought cars each for himself, wife & 3 children. He donated money to his church. Everyone he knew, even strangers, were asking him for money. 20 months later he shot himself to death.