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TIL the creators of Nyan Cat and Keyboard cat have sued multiple companies for the use of their intellectual property

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JW5l TIL that companies have begun treating their meat with nitrates and then packing & storing the product in a carbon monoxide atmosphere. The carbon monoxide gas in the package slows the discoloration of the meat, keeping it ‘looking’ pink and fresh.
P1eL TIL there was a man who was blind at 10 months old, but underwent a surgery to give him vision at age 52. However, being able to see terrified and confused him so much that he committed suicide 2 years after the surgery.
9kjD TIL Marijuana was made illegal in 1937 by a man who testified that the drug made white women want to be with black guys.
KOdd4 TIL during the making of ‘Borat,’ the police were called 92 times on Sacha Baron Cohen.
oBbbL TIL James Murray Spangler (1848–1915), a salesman and janitor, invented the first commercially successful portable electric vacuum cleaner that revolutionized household carpet cleaning. His device was the first to use both a cloth filter bag and cleaning attachments. His invention was patented 1908.