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TIL that the first thing ever sold online was marijuana.
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TIL in the US, the How It's Made segment 'Condoms' is instead replaced by a rerun of their 'Rubber Gloves' segment
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TIL after Larry Bird left Indiana University, he worked collecting trash in his home town. When leaving for college a 2nd time, this time at Indiana State, he told his co-workers, "I'll be going up there to get a little education. Then I'll be back and be boss of you guys."
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TIL that the Rolls-Royce Merlin (used for the Supermarine Spitfire during WWII) was so powerful that its exhaust yielded useable thrust.
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TIL rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival played the 1969 Woodstock festival but refused to allow their performance to be included in the movie or on the soundtrack. The Greatful Dead had just finished a long mellow set so when CCR took the stage after midnight most of the audience was asleep.
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TIL Some lightning rods on the tops of buildings were made with radioactive materials. It was thought that the surrounding air, ionized by radiation would be more conductive and make the lightning rods more effective