Post * VMwxG — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 2011, more than 1 in 3 divorce filings in the United States contained the word “Facebook”.

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9gVr TIL In a poll of incoming Princeton University freshman in 1939 Adolf Hitler was chosen as the “greatest living person.” Albert Einstein who was a Princeton professor at the time came in second.

bQQa TIL of “rubberbanding”, a way video games adjust difficulty. In Mario Kart and other racing games computer vehicles behind the player become much faster, and those ahead become much slower, as if connected by a rubber band with the player.

amkL TIL that in 1993 Pepsi ran a contest in the Philippines in which it promised 1 million pesos, roughly $40,000, to the person who found the number 349 inside his bottle cap. Pepsi went on to mistakenly print 800,000 winning caps, leading to outrage and death threats to Pepsi executives.

neLWW TIL that Pabst Blue Ribbon makes "whiskey" that is aged for 5 seconds to make it fit the legal definition of whiskey.

JY498 TIL about the 'Nobody For President' campaign from 1976. It was popularized by activists such as Wavy Gravy. The appeal for Nobody was apparent: Nobody was the best candidate. Nobody cares about you. Nobody loves the poor. Nobody will end the war. Nobody will cut your taxes.