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TIL that orange juice was invented by a marketer. The California Grower’s Association had a problem: They were growing more oranges than people could eat. Copywriter Albert Lasker asked, “What else can you do with an orange?” So was created the "Drink An Orange” campaign that changed the world

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R7lXa TIL light bulbs in the New York City subway system screw in "backwards" (i.e. with left-handed threads) so people won't steal them to use at home.
781JM TIL: A geochron is an analog clock that displays day and night on a world map, changing over the course of the day, showing the familiar “bell curve” of light and darkness
4kMRN TIL Prince Charles was 1st in line for the British Throne from the age of three. He held that title for 70 years becoming the longest-serving British heir apparent, having surpassed Edward VII's record of 59 years on 20 April 2011.
mgwp TIL that a soft drink company made a soda containing lithium called “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda”. Later, the company changed the name to the much simpler “7up” after Lithium’s atomic mass.
opaL TIL that baby incubators were originally shunned by the medical profession, and gained popularity after Dr. Martin Couney had premature infants in incubators on exhibit at Coney Island.