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TIL The first vending machine was in Egypt and dispensed holy water, not Coke

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xb8g TIL in 2006, VH1 Classic ran fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief in which viewers could donate $25 to see the music video of their choice. One viewer donated $35, 000. Their choice? ‘99 Luftballoons’. For an hour.
mxKjM TIL rain on concrete or soil causes pockets of gas that were stored to be released because they get softened, which gives that familiar ‘after-rain’ smell
E1PDW TIL Zombies, as we know them were inspired by Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend. George A. Romero's seminal film Night of the Living Dead, was partly inspired by Matheson's novel.
er05 TIL Jon Benjamin, voice actor know for Archer and Bob’s Burger has released a Jazz Album featuring him on piano despite having zero experience. Some of the tracks include “I Can’t Play Piano” and “Well, I Should Have..[Learned how to play Piano]”
yQdAM Til that 150k+ First Nation kids were removed from their homes, over a span of 100 years, in order to "get rid of the Indian problem in Canada"