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TIL Nickelodeon originally didn’t air commercials, instead the time was filled with a performing mime

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7re5O TIL Emily Canellos-Simms held the world´s largest fine for an overdue library book at $345.14 which was checked out in 1955. The book was Days and Deeds. The library charged her 2 cents a day. She found the book 47 years later and presented the library with a check for her fine
v1Aa4 TIL there was a product sold in the 80's and 90's called the "Electric Worm Getter". It was sold to fishermen for the collection of earthworms for bait. It sent an electric shock through the top layer of soil forcing the worms to surface. It had to be recalled in 1993 after 30 people died using it.
1aOPV TIL about the Honorable Service Lapel Button or the Ruptured Duck pin. During World War II, members of the armed forces were forbidden to possess civilian clothing unless they were under specific orders to do so. It served as proof that the wearer was an honorably discharged.
MQ07 TIL that 74% of men and 64% of women in the U.S. are obese or overweight, according to the National Institutes of Health
x6E9D TIL that 1987 was the last year that vinyl records were produced for Disney Read-Along books.