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TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive

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67bw TIL that on May of 2010, the online retailer 6PM.com accidentally priced all merchandise at $59.95. They honored the glitch, taking a $1.6m loss.
jNZZv TIL American artist Chris Burden Had himself shot in the arm by a friend, as a part of a performance art piece called "Shoot"(1971) and when questioned about the work on BBC in 2012, he said "I had an intuitive sense that being shot is as American as apple pie".
WkgYd TIL the word "mortgage" comes from an old French word used in Britain during the Middle Ages meaning "death pledge"
KN4B TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons
mxN5R TIL that in 1982, Indian composer-musician Charanjit Singh combined electronic disco and classical ragas. In the process, he created an anachronistically modern sound -- anticipating the Acid House genre almost a decade before its existence.