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TIL that the 1990s PBS game show "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" was created in response to a National Geographic survey stating that 1 in 4 Americans could not locate the Soviet Union or The Pacific Ocean

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4k99R TIL that in 2022 two Californians filed a class action lawsuit against Barilla pasta because they thought it was made in Italy. They argue they suffered financial harm because they would not have bought it if they knew it was made in the US. The combined total they spent was $6.
kOmY5 TIL in 1967, hippies attempted a ritual to levitate the Pentagon in the air to end the Vietnam War.
awepb TIL most of the consumer standards like car seatbelt length, AC temperature sensitivities, phone sizes, crash-test dummies etc. are all dimensioned with reference to average men size. Due to this a woman involved in a car crash is 47% more likely to be seriously injured and 17% more likely to die.
W7eb8 TIL that of the roughly 615,000 men that Napoleon invaded Russia with, only about 18% managed to return home.
VBB80 TIL that despite being known as a singer more than a guitarist, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas actually wrote all the guitar parts for the band's first two albums.