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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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Wk6R4 TIL the years-long legal battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese tsunami... both parties agreed to immediately drop the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort
woJ0o TIL that modern cars have two air filters, and one is the Cabin Air Filter that’s behind the glove box. It affects HVAC systems.
R7rb7 TIL a 2001 report by the Belgian government declassified plots by Belgium and the United States to assassinate the first president of the Congo, including a plan to poison his toothpaste which was ordered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Wk7yN TIL that British govt in India also promoted caste system by segregating people as martial and non-martial. Also, they designated people of certain castes criminals by birth
Me7DB On July 14th, the New Horizons spacecraft will make history when it sails past Pluto, formerly known as the ninth planet. Even more incredible is how fast we got there. The spacecraft traveled 3 billion miles in nine and a half years. That’s about a million miles a day for almost ten years. How the heck did we do it?