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TIL of the "Brand Killer" an augmented reality headset that detects and blocks ads.

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YMEr TIL That the series finale of MAS*H in 1983 was watched by 125 million people. The U.S. population that year was approx. 203 million people.
1rYd TIL The inspiration for the episode “Bart Sells His Soul” came from an experience Greg Daniels had in high school when he convinced a bully to sell him his soul and scared him into buying it back. He did it again until he realized the only person who ever profited on souls was Satan.
8eANK TIL Playboy Playmates started in Jan 1954 with a simple full page picture. The first two page centerfold was in July 1955, and the iconic three page centerfold in March 1956.
9wdPG TIL that in the 90s, British sports car maker TVR were developing the 800+bhp Cerbera Speed 12. Company boss Peter Wheeler took one home for a test drive, and immediately realised it was too extreme and powerful to be sold to the public. Ultimately, only one road-legal example was ever made.
b9Wy4 TIL in 1969 an experimental book named The Unfortunates was published. It shipped as a 'book in a box' consisting of 27 unbound sections with the first and last chapter specified. The remaining sections range from a single paragraph to 12 pages in length and are designed to be read in any order.