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TIL that there are annual pilgrimages to Central Oregon, USA to visit the last Blockbuster video store in the world.

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nWrgr TIL in 1990 an 8 year old girl with cerebral palsy named Jennifer Keelan left her wheelchair and crawled up the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building to urge Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act which had been stalled in committee. It was signed into law a few months later.
Opm4 TIL that in 1999, hackers revealed a security flaw in Hotmail that permitted anybody to log into any Hotmail account using the password ‘eh’.
a8E7J TIL that during WWII, Ford's mile-long assembly line at ‘Willow Run Plant” produced B-24’s at a peak rate of nearly one every hour (~63min). A symbol of American industrial might, exemplifying how industry (and some 6 Million women) pivoted to support the war effort, vital to Allied victory:
ok5r TIL the Brooklyn Bridge in New York is older than Tower Bridge in London by 11 years.
NX7Ge TIL - Until 2013 Pizza Hut was the largest purchaser of Kale in the US - they used it to decorate the salad bar