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TIL that Redbox was originally named "Tiktok Easyshops" when they were started as a McDonald's marketing project.

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Bg1yr TIL The Jetsons, seminal cartoon from Hanna-Barbera, lasted only one season, 1962-1963, and 24 episodes, broadcasted in primetime sunday. It was only after it was shown in reruns in saturday mornings that it became a hit, and new episodes were made in 1985-87.
mwlO TIL shortly after a woman made up a fake Facebook profile to speak with her troubled 19yo niece, the niece asked the fictional boy to murder her Aunt, her Aunt’s fiance, her cousin, and the family dog
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69b4X TIL the steelpan, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago, now appears on its official coat of arms.