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TIL that, prior to 1883, the United States had hundreds of timezones.

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MeL8V TIL- That there was a Pipe Smoker of the Year award. Winners included Stephen Fry, Tony Benn and Patrick Moore
yVL9X TIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the Genie in the movie Aladdin
b6vQ0 TIL that the term "Superhero" is jointly trademarked by both DC and Marvel, and any company wishing to use any variation of the term needs to get permission from both companies
ep5o6 TIL that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell had a crack cocaine addiction that led to his dealers staging an intervention on him.
8epaG TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.