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TIL Hersheys successfully argued in a US court that the average American cannot read and is confused by packaging in the same colour.

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yJ08 TIL in 1985 US Marshalls Service once sent “invitations” to the last known addresses of 5000 known fugitives saying they had won free tickets to a Redskins - Bengals game. When the “winners” arrived to pick up their tickets they were arrested by Deputy Marshals and DC Metropolitan Police officers.
W07Y TIL that Samsung was originally founded as a 40-employee trading company in 1938. It dealt in groceries produced in and around the city and produced its own noodles.
lKJG TIL that in 1956, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (author of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’) discovered the underwater ruins of an ancient temple in Sri Lanka while scuba diving.
KYDO9 TIL Michelin started reviewing restaurants so people would travel farther and wear out their tires, increasing their sales.
8aKXL TIL that for several years Uganda has had the highest alcohol consumption per capita in the world. Ugandan's drink of choice was created specifically protest British colonial law.