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TIL Of Florida's "Negro Fort", Which Was Run By African Americans From 1815 - 1816

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b9baQ TIL in 1987 Glad-Lock Bags financed a theatrically released movie called "Million Dollar Mystery", where the audience was handed a coupon outside the theater, and the movie had a tie in with their promotion, even having the character directly talk to the audience at the end about the promotion.
EgO1x TIL it's 30 years since the Eternal September.
yQ6Ep TIL American-born baseball star Randy Bass left his Japanese team Hanshin Tigers to return to the US after his son was diagnosed with cancer, leading to his release for going AWOL. After Bass produced an audio tape proving he had express permission from the team, the Tigers' GM committed suicide
b9dpp TIL The Phrase "Eye of Newt" is Shakespearen and Refers to Mustard Seeds
5Vx0D TIL that humans have been sewing even before the Homo Sapiens!