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TIL that there used to be a company that you could use to print your business cards on beef jerky.

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ADaKo TIL about the Tinkerbell effect that states “things that are thought to exist only because people believe in them.” There is also a reverse Tinkerbell effect. It pertains to everything from religion to politics.
XaPE TIL A Chicago man once robbed a Subway and then crossed the street to buy a Potbelly sandwich with the money.
aw5OJ TIL that on January 2, 1911 revolutionary leader Pascual Orozco Jr. ambushed and killed a number of federal troops in service of the then-standing Díaz regime. He ordered the uniforms of the troops be stripped and mailed back to Díaz with a note saying: "Here are the wrappers, send me more tamales".
ovMo TIL there is a U.S. Marine post in Afghanistan called “ManBearPig.”
XLGX TIL Dave Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the Foo Fighters’ first album. The only reason he put the band together was so he could tour.