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PxNO TIL that when you learn some (usually obscure) fact, word, phrase, or other item for the first time, then encounter that item again, perhaps several times, shortly after having learned it, is called The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
78Nyp TIL when BankAmericard (now known as Visa) became profitable in 1961, Bank of America deliberately kept this information secret and used widespread negative impressions to ward off competition. This worked until 1966, when BankAmericard's profitability became too big to hide.
Y7V8G Today I learned that cattle mutilations have been happening in North America since at least the 1960s, have happened all across Canada and the US, and are still happening today. Authorities have yet to discover who, or what, is the cause.
4OrR TIL that the “Hokey Pokey” was originally called “Hokey Cokey” and possibly inspired by Canadian miners taking cocaine to cheer themselves up
mxXvO TIL Penn & Teller helped design a video game in which the player must drive a bus from Tucson to Vegas in real-time; 8 hours of continuous play.