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TIL In 2023, 22% of all online ad spending is lost to ad fraud. By 2028, estimated ad fraud losses will reach $172 billion.

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6E0Ml TIL of the Petticoat Affair, where the wives of every member of Andrew Jacksons Cabinet ostracized John Eaton and his wife Peggy from social events. Martin Van Buren had to resign as Secretary of State in order to resolve the issue.
094j TIL that the cast & crew of Seinfeld was so scared of notoriously crazy ‘bad guy’ actor Lawrence Tierney, Larry David would threaten to write a script for Tierney’s character (Elaine’s dad) to return, using it as a negotiation tactic.
yyXV TIL that in professional shooting, alcohol is actually considered to be a performance enhancing drug because shooters can drink it to relax themselves and slow their heart rate to give them an edge.
EgMgP TIL that women are traditionally prohibited from entering a sumo ring. This tradition is so strictly enforced that in 2018 two women were asked to leave the ring even though they were preforming CPR on a man who collapsed in one.
E1Xbd TIL Paddy Chayefsky, author of cult film 'Network', was hugely successful in the 50s but by the 70s was out of work, forgotten, and suicidal. The legendary 'Mad as Hell' speech was his own personal thoughts, and reflected his own view of the world at that time.