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TIL There's a kid biting an onion every day until the next Shrek movie

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PYrnJ TIL when the planned community of Levittown, NY, was opened in 1947, the builders managed to sell 1400 houses in the first 3 hours.
oRkyE TIL The newly independent nation of Zambia launched a space program in the 1960's. 13 people were chosen for space training which included tasks like swinging on a swing and rolling down a hill inside an oil drum. The program ended when the only female trainee got pregnant by another trainee
pYYnp TIL BMW ran an April Fools ad saying they were giving away a free car. Only one woman showed up in her 15-year old station wagon.. so they gave her a free car. On top of that, her old car was sold off and the proceeds were donated to children with disabilities
M7Xra TIL that the US Government spends billions of dollars to keep the Mississippi River from changing course and destroying New Orleans
kOVpW TIL Electrolysed water will kill spores and many viruses and bacteria and costs less than a penny per gallon. Turns out zapping salt water with low-voltage electricity creates a couple of powerful yet nontoxic cleaning agents.