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TIL that 93% of Steam Users were Born on January 1st
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TIL It is estimated that trillions of oysters once surrounded New York City, filtering bacteria and acting as a natural buffer against storm surges.
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TIL Listerine coined the term ‘halitosis’ in order to boost the sales of their mouthwash by telling people that they had a health condition. This has historically been one of medicalization’s most successful stories.
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TIL Of two brothers named Winner and Loser. Winner became a lifetime criminal. Loser became a detective in the NYPD.
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TIL: In 1947, the Superman radio show did a series called "Clan of the Fiery Cross" in which they exposed many of the KKK's most guarded secrets. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.
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TIL that Jessica Simpson became addicted to nicotine gum but has never smoked, she was given the gum by accident.