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TIL Jeff Bezos was Time Magazines Man of the Year in 1999

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wJY1 TIL When Vladamir the Great was trying to decide on the national religion of Russia in 987, he nearly chose Islam; however, after realizing that Muslims weren’t allowed to drink alcohol, he decided on Orthodox Christianity instead.
pY1wG TIL During the Great Depression, Stores Began Layaway Plans for people who cannot afford an item, when Credit Cards became mainstream in the 80s, the former declined.
grVED TIL a computer study of over a million samples of normal English prose found that the longest word one is likely to encounter on an everyday basis is 'uncharacteristically' at 20 letters.
O0Pa TIL the popular 90’s energy drink ‘SURGE’ can still be bought in Norway under the name 'URGE’
BgpZk TIL they cut the eye stalks of shrimp.