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TIL Attorneys from Coors brewery were appointed by Reagan to the EPA after campaign donations by Joseph Coors. The EPA then lifted restrictions on the dumping of toxic waste in Colorado, home of the Coors brewery.

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WkxRY TIL Whataburger in Texas and What-A-Burger in Virginia opened about the same time in 1950 but didn't know of each other's existence until 1970. They both sued the other, but the court ruled that customers were not likely to be confused about whether the burgers served came from Texas or Virginia.
oBLKK TIL In 2012 a Georgia Apple Store salesperson denied selling an iPad to a woman because she was speaking Farsi, claiming it was against company policy to sell anything to someone from Iran.
wkpY TIL Johnny Cash voiced the the pepper-induced hallucination/spirit guide/Coyote in The Simpsons
epxB6 TIL that "Unbeknown to the members of Led Zeppelin, their music helped launch hip-hop’s first blockbuster crossover LP, following its release on Nov. 15, 1986."
gMZDW TIL a man was found by police after he responded with "Polo" when an officer called out "Marco"