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TIL The Last VCRS were produced in July of 2016
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TIL The first joke book was published in 1470 by Poggio Bracciolini, and is characterised by its defecation and scatalogical humour
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TIL the insects we call “skeeter eaters” DON’T actually eat mosquitos…who did their PR?
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TIL there were at least seven types of alcoholic beverages in the Americas before European contact. One of them is made from pineapple, and another is made from the honey of a domesticated stingless bee.
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TIL Oakum, tarred fibre used for caulking, was recycled from old tarred rope by prison labor. A man sentenced to hard labor would be expected to pick apart 6 pounds of rope into Oakum per day.
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TIL: When “South Park” aired its anti-“Family Guy” episode, they received flowers from the crew of The Simpsons.