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TIL That to promote The Simpsons Movie, a contest was held to see which Springfield was the Home of the Simpsons. And the town that won would get to host the film’s premiere. The winner ended up being Springfield, Vermont, and the movie premiered at their local theater.

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J1KrQ TIL that at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Puma paid Brazilian superstar Pelé, the equivalent of $2.85 million to delay the start of the match to tie his shoe. With the cameras panning to him and his shoe, Puma gained unprecedented global publicity which marked a turning point in their feud with Adidas.
1aVZO TIL That the tetanus is not directly related to rust, it's caused by a soil bacterium. Iron just gets usually rusty after spending some time in the soil, and the rust is a nice place for the bacterium to live in.
Z8pEp TIL Papua New Guinea has over 820 spoken languages making it the most linguistically diverse place on the planet.
Rj47 TIL: John Moses Browning not only designed the M1911 handgun, but also the M2 50 caliber machine gun, the BAR automatic rifle, the 1887 lever action shotgun, the Auto 5 semi-auto shotgun, the Winchester 1894 lever action rifle, and many other designs and calibers.
XoLj TIL the Eiffel Tower actually grows up to 5.9 inches due to heat expansion of the iron.