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TIL General Motors deliberately destroyed streetcars as a strategy to push the United States into automobile dependency.

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N8QM TIL that during World War 1, the United States Government tried to rename hamburgers as “liberty sandwiches” to promote patriotism.
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78oYZ TIL Elvis’s promoter came up with and sold “I Hate Elvis” buttons. Therefore they both made money from Elvis haters too.
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WQZX TIL that hollow point bullets are banned from use in small arms during war by NATO.