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TIL a Canadian-based company, as a joke, started selling canned fresh air, but the product became lucrative when marketed in China. They package compressed air from the Rocky Mountains into aluminum cans that sell for $10-$20 each.

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oBpZY TIL a Connecticut man purchased a 17 lb lobster named "Lucky Larry" from a restaurant & released him into an undisclosed location in Long Island Sound likely not to be dragged by fishermen. Based on Larry's size, he's estimated to be about 80 years old.
Aaba TIL that Matt Stone and Trey Parker offer low-profile, non-speaking roles to celebrities and that George Clooney was offered the role of Stan’s dog. He accepted, voicing several very good barks. Jay Leno has also provided the meows for Cartman’s cat.
8AvX TIL that Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every month, whether she needed it or not
8ekmZ TIL a man named James Harrison had rare antigens for Rhesus disease. He donated plasma every week for 60 years and saved an estimated 2.4 million babies.