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TIL that the founder of Burt’s Bees was forced out of the company he founded and lost millions of dollars. He reluctantly still promotes the company for equity while his former romantic partner made $177 Million

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VBJBB TIL: the book “fly fishing by J. R. Hartley” which featured in the 1983 yellow pages advert was not a real book and J. R. Hartley was not a real person. The book was published later under the pseudonym to catch the cult status the advert generated.
8e6r4 TIL most fossil fuels aren't made of dead dinosaurs, but are actually far older than dinosaurs.
dYYj TIL Spaghetti Marinara wasn’t invented until the New World was discovered, since tomatoes came from the Aztecs. Before that, pasta was eaten plain with no sauce…with your hands.
wRr8 TIL during MKUltra the CIA roofied their own agents: “surprise acid trips became something of an occupational hazard among CIA operatives”.
xV5mk TIL Humans have had the ability to join together 2 pieces of metal for at least 4500 years