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TIL that Julia Child started off working for the OSS (proto-CIA), where she helped develop a shark repellent

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d8drB TIL that a mint condition Model T Ford from 1921 is worth about the same as a Honda Civic from 2021
ADJwo TIL The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson once got an F on an assignment in his high school music class—which eventually turned into “Surfin’”, their first single. The F was changed to an A in 2018.
e0NlD TIL the original Mr. Potato Head didn't come with a plastic body. The pieces were meant to be put into an actual potato.
MY7B TIL that St. Bibiana is the patron saint of hangovers
gMxnA TIL of "harbinger customers" whose purchasing behavior can be correlated to a new product failing. These customers have been found to live in particular zip codes; and these customers and locations can even be correlated to supporting political candidates who are destined to fail.