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TIL nearly every TV sitcom "laugh track" was created by one guy in his garage, operating a mysterious invention

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kJw9B TIL the midnight dust from Are You Afraid of the Dark? was played by Coffee Mate powdered coffee creamer
LQWlv TIL that alcohol-based hand sanitizers don’t kill norovirus, the highly contagious “winter vomiting disease” that sickens 685 million people per year.
kJVPB TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric.
Ed4x TIL learned that 22 hours after the Nazis surrendered, the Russian people celebrated so much they completely exhausted their nation’s vodka supply.
v1DL7 TIL: Following the teams first Stanley Cup victory, Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington included the name of his father, Basil, who was unaffiliated with the team, to be engraved on the cup. After the NHL learned of the move, it ordered the name removed. The name is now covered by a line of X's.