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TIL that fake Christmas trees were invented by a company that made toilet brushes and were made on the same machinery.

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vPOAx TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version
4XBvN TIL Ramen noodles themselves are vegetarian, but the little seasoning packets are usually not. The one major exception to this rule is Top Ramen brand Oriental flavor, which contains no animal ingredients at all
QJPOk TIL Kate Winslet keeps her Oscar in the bathroom so her guests can hold it and make acceptance speeches in the mirror without feeling self conscious
j69gN TIL that Congressman Leo Ryan, who was assassinated at Jonestown, had a daughter that lived in the Rajneesh commune in Oregon
neZO7 TIL Schrödinger's Cat was a thought experiment designed to be so absurd that people would realize that's not how quantum mechanics work.