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vPvXL TIL that the process to make boxed macaroni and cheese was started by a Canadian named, Kraft.
GYlO4 TIL Big Cypress, a music festival held by the band Phish on News Years Eve 1999 in to 2000, had 85,000 in attendance making it the largest Millennium Eve concert that night. This is the longest Phish concert ever, culminating in a 7.5 hour long second set from midnight to sunrise New Year's Day.
8e1eV TIL Tom Hanks was the first actor without military service to be inducted as an honorary member into the U.S. Army’s Ranger Hall of Fame in recognition of his portrayal of a WWII Army Ranger company commander in the movie “Saving Private Ryan” and his commitment to honoring those who served in WWII.
wLD9o TIL Bill Gates once released a swarm of mosquitoes on an unsuspecting audience at a TED conference in 2009 to make a point. He said "There's no reason only poor people should have the experience," before adding that the mosquitoes were not infectious.
b9d74 TIL the 1976 F1 season, made famous in the film Rush, was not televised in the UK because one of the teams was sponsored by condom maker Durex. The BBC deemed it 'unacceptable for family viewing'.