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Today I learned, that the NBC peacock was used in order to obtain the correct frequency on color TVs when they first came out.

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e0np5 TIL that the harder you throw an 18th century Tomahawk, the slower it rotates. Applies to knives too.
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jr1p TIL that the elusive Cargill family is one of the richest families in the world and owns 90% of Cargill, the largest privately held corporation in the United States, with nearly $120 billion in revenue and 130,000 employees in 63 countries.
D1jPe TIL that after the Panic of 1837, Richard Mentor Johnson, the incumbent Vice President, returned to his home state in Kentucky and opened a tavern and spa on his farm to offset his continued financial struggles.
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