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TIL Turkish counterfeiters were once busted for faking popsicle sticks. They allegedly exchanged the sticks for free ice cream, then sold the ice cream at half-price. They were active for 3 years, but were caught when a local ice cream firm noticed they were receiving more sticks than they produced.

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XEV16 TIL dice have been used for a really really long time. Many have been found from the Indus Civilization (2500-1700 bce).
ZB6G TIL that in 1970, Orville Redenbacher paid a marketing firm $13,000 to come up with a name for his fledgling popcorn company. Their advice was to call it “Orville Redenbacher’s”.
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