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TIL Only 2 states have an official "state toy." Kansas has the Etch-A-Sketch and Mississippi has the Teddy Bear.

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P9aE TIL every year, Norway gives a giant christmas tree to the people of London in gratitude for Englands help during WW2
b9We0 TIL In 1940s, Pepsi saw African Americans as an untapped niche market. Pepsi adverts portrayed them in a positive light - in a time with racial segregation. Pepsi faced threats from KKK. Their market share increased by 1950s. African Americans were 3 times more likely to buy Pepsi than Coca Cola.
WPKY TIL:In China, toilet paper theft is such a big problem that someone created facial recognition software that makes you stare a computer in the eye for toilet paper dispensing. 1 Piece per person.
D1b1r TIL 2 brothers were filming a documentary about a probationary New York Fire Fighter in 2001. They went on a routine call to check for a gas leak on 9/11 and ended up being the only camera to film the first crash. They followed the FDNY into the Twin Towers and survived.
Y76mx TIL the home pregnancy test was invented in 1967 by a graphic designer