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TIL bubble wrap was originally engineered to be a "fashionable" wallpaper

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Z8nRv TIL that when the US faced civil war, Russia was the most supportive nation to the Union, sending its Pacific and Atlantic fleets to US ports, as well as many Russian officers to volunteer, serving up to the rank of Brigadier General.
y75v TIL: In 2011, a pair of managers from Dominos set fire to a Papa Johns to boost their sales
XEOjQ TIL Tom Hanks never actually played the ping pong in Forrest Gump; the ball was added using CGI. Hanks and his competitor was just swatting air, timing their action to clicks.
rNYQM Today I learned that Donald Duck was legally drafted into and discharged from the US Army during WWII
wLjJo TIL in 2009 in a ‘David vs Goliath’ lawsuit, a small time inventor won a $23 million lawsuit against Ford auto company for patent infringement.