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TIL The UNICEF once showed an ad where they bombed the smurfs to raise money for charity.

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woJvY TIL of the Comuta-Car, an electric vehicle built in the 1970s that had a max speed of around 40 mph and a range of 40 miles (64 km). Starting in 1982, some kits may have been sold for people to build the cars at home.
woGL6 TIL the Norwegian oil fund (Norges Bank Investment Management) owns 1,5% af all stocks listed in the world, investing all state profits from its oil. It's current investents $1425 billion USD.
KYLVQ TIL in 1985, a black bear in the mountains of Georgia became infamous for consuming a huge quantity of cocaine. A drug smuggler dropped 88lb out of a plane ($15 million worth). Later, the bear was discovered dead near the duffel bag after an overdose and is now taxidermed and on display in Kentucky
7rAEX TIL an 18yo was arrested for reporting a bug in the new Budapest e-Ticket system
1a6l8 TIL: Ampulex wasps paralyze cockroaches before clipping their antennae and drinking their blood directly from their heads. Afterward, they drag the roach to a burrow where wasp larva feed on the subdued living cockroach.