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TIL “OK” was invented for the lolz

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E1dGx TIL - Cookie Monster's first "aired" video appearance was used internally for IBM to describe a coffee machine. During the video, he eats the entire coffee machine, after which he explodes.
wo7wE TIL that despite a long career in organized crime, mobster Meyer Lansky was never found guilty of anything other than illegal gambling
b6bk0 TIL Carlsberg "Special Brew" beer was brewed in honour of Winston Churchill and incorporated tastes of Cognac due to Churchill's love of Brandy. Today it is known as "Tramp Juice".
woOjP TIL there was a Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes in Nova Scotia 22 years before the NHL. The slap shot and goalie butterfly technique originated there. Read more - "Black Ice: The Lost History Of The Colored Hockey League Of The Maritimes 1895-1925," by historians George and Darrill Fosty
Wk98 TIL George Steinbrenner caught and detained a 16 yr old who was spray painting Yankee Stadium. He then had the kid be batboy for the night leading to a career as a Yankee executive and best selling author.