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TIL it’s illegal to own hamsters as pets in Hawaii
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TIL Tom Dickson, the "Will it Blend?" guy, had his blender jar design ripped off by Vita-Mix. He took them to Federal court, won, and was eventually awarded $24M
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TIL Sears sold mail-order homes, between 1908 and 1940, as part of their Modern Homes program. They arrived as a kit, and included many modern conveniences, such as indoor plumbing. Some of these homes still exist today.
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TIL: NASA calculated that Three Gorges Dam (Hubei) affected earth rotation. When the water level is at its maximum the dam contains 39.3 km3 of water and this altered the Earth’s moment of inertia slowing it's rotation of 0.06 microseconds.
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TIL: British stole and scammed India out of $45 trillion [adjusted], over 173 years of imperial control
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TIL telephone companies created the phenomenon of 555 telephone numbers in movies and TV shows, and 555-0100 through 555-0199 are still held back from the the public for "fictional use"