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TIL Nike paid $35 to then student designer Carolyn Davidson for their iconic “Swoosh” logo

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e05wb TIL that the moon is slowly drifting away from the earth at the rate of 3.8cm (about 1.5 inches) per year.
4vka TIL the Aztec Triple Alliance was the first state to implement compulsory, universal education
rMbe TIL in 1927 PEZ dispensers, known as “regulars,” were similar in shape to a cigarette lighter and dispensed an adult breath mint marketed as an alternative to smoking.
gMGo9 TIL new car smell is created when volatile organic compounds from adhesives and sealants used in car manufacturing emit noxious gas into the car, known as off-gassing. Individually they aren’t harmful, but together they could cause health problems by long-term exposure.
YeoG TIL Hugh Glass, in 1823, was mauled nearly to death by a grizzly in South Dakota, but killed it with a knife, was left for dead with no supplies, set his own broken leg and crawled on his side for more than 200 miles, for 6 weeks, until he reached civilization. He survived.