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TIL KIT-KATS are a product of HERSHEYS in the United States, but NESTLE everywhere else in the world

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ZE8a TIL that in the ‘90s a batch of pencils by the Bureau for At-Risk-Youth with the slogan “Too Cool To Do Drugs” were recalled for saying “Cool to Do Drugs” and “Do Drugs” as they were sharpened.
M7Mx7 TIL until the 1970s, pinball machines were banned in most US cities for corrupting influence on youth
v1abK TIL sunglasses made of smoky quartz were used in 12th century China not to protect from the sun’s rays, but to be used in courts to hide judges facial expressions
GYad1 TIL In 1994, the first polyurethane condoms were produced, designed for people with latex allergies.
N7YPP TIL the Russian city of Tolyatti (pop. 700000) is named after Italian Communist Party Secretary Palmiro Togliatti for his role in setting up a venture between Fiat and Soviet VAZ (Lada), whose plant still dominates the industry of the city to this day.