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TIL During a chaotic distribution of free food as part of the condition to release Patty Hearst in 1974, then California Governor Ronald Reagan hoped for a botulism outbreak.

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ea64 TIL that “Teen Spirit” was a real deodorant - one of Kurt Cobain’s friends spray painted “Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit” on his wall because Kurt’s then-girlfriend wore Teen Spirit, which led to the title of the 1991 Nirvana hit song.
nWGAY TIL the concept of putting wheels on luggage was invented in 1970, a year after we put humans on the moon.
VLVQ TIL 1948 winter Olympic Game’s athletes lacked the resources to compete post WWII, to the point where the Norwegian team had to borrow skis from the American team
xaJB TIL World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together
NXXQN TIL testicles make several million sperm per day — about 1,500 per second.