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TIL that "fridge" comes from the brand "Frigidaire", one of the first to sell fridges in the world...

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GmYg TIL when Nick GaS shut down in December 2007, Dish Network kept an automated loop of the network still on the air for 15 months
PNYw TIL “drafting” 10 feet behind a semi truck can increase your fuel efficiency by up to 40 percent.
8XgG TIL that AOL still has 2.4 Million paying monthly subscribers. They made AOL $196 Million last quarter which accounts for one third of their overall revenues.
8e8JP TIL School clocks were initially synchronized by pneumatic tubes that pushed the hands simultaneously in every classroom, from 1877 into the 1920s, when electric impulses were used. Factories and office buildings quickly switched to these systems as well.
ROJ9 TIL that in the 1950’s General Motors was the biggest employer in the United States and paid their employees an average of $50 per hour. Today Walmart is the biggest employer in the U.S. and pay an average of just over $8 per hour.