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TIL that Benjamin Franklin pioneered the Pros and Cons list

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GMvN TIL Listerine was sold as a cure for gonorrhea in the 19th century. But it wasn’t a success until the 1920s, when it was pitched as a solution for bad breath. Listerine’s ads featured women turned off by their mate’s bad breath. Until that time, bad breath was not considered such a catastrophe.
1MGX TIL that 50 Years Ago, NASA astronauts smuggled a corned beef sandwich into space on a mission to test newly invented space food. Congress was so upset it launched an investigation.
VBvbB TIL that the scarcity and high demand for sand have fueled a dangerous black market for illegally mined sand, often associated with organized crime and violence.
KYDm4 TIL In 2014, Swiss Air Force could not intercept a hijacked airplane because the incident happened outside their working hours
bw6E TIL India celebrates Children’s Day on November 14th, exactly 9 months after Valentines Day.