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TIL that until 2021, some broadcast TV stations in the US were available via FM radio

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1akoO TIL the first known appearance of the phrase "Taco Tuesday" is in the October 16, 1933, edition of the El Paso Herald-Post, in an advertisement for the White Star Cafeteria at the St. Regis Hotel.
AN7da TIL there was a made up accent Mid-Atlantic accent. It was generally used for documentary and news reporting
OGB56 TIL the loudest human voice belongs to Annalisa Flanagan, a primary school teacher with the ability to shout the word "Quiet!" at 121.7 dB
09P1 TIL that soft drinks used to be segregated. Coca Cola was marketed to white people, and Pepsi was marketed to black people
npXd TIL as an act of psychological warfare the US army planned to drop extra large condoms labeled as medium in the Soviet Union to demoralize the Soviets.