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Til the woman who spilt a McDonalds coffee was demonized by McDonalds, the press, and citizens for lawsuit against McDonalds, which in the end everyone had gotten wrong.

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YpLax TIL the secular holiday Festivus was not invented for Seinfeld. It was created in the mid sixties by author Daniel O'Keefe as a way of rejecting the commercialism of Christmas with his family. His son later was a writer for Seinfeld and introduced his family's tradition.
BERW TIL a key ingredient in root beer (sassafras root) was found to be carcinogenic and banned in 1960 by the FDA. Artificial versions are now generally used instead
8exaL TIL YouTuber Trevor Jacob intentionally crashed his plane for views in 2021, portraying it on video as an unplanned real-life event. In May 2023, he admitted his motive for clicks and agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of intent to obstruct a federal investigation.
gMGAy TIL the video game Plants vs. Zombies originally had a zombie that resembled Michael Jackson in the "Thriller" music video. After Jackson's death just two months after the game was released, the design was changed to a disco dancer after his estate complained.
0weBR TIL the phrase hocus pocus originated in the Middle Ages from the Latin phrase "hoc est corpus meum" (this is my body) during the sacrament of communion, those who didn't know Latin thought they were saying hocus pocus