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TIL that Ford Motors released Edsel in the late 1950s. The model was marketed as futuristic and even its release date was dubbed “E Day”. Edsel catastrophically failed, cost Ford over $2.5 billion in 2023 dollars, and quietly shut down 3 years after its release.

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GGL7 TIL that even in today’s sitcoms, a large percentage of the people in the laugh-track have since passed away. Meaning that we watch comedies marked by the laughter of dead people.
0d6aA TIL that Judge Judy isn’t officially a judge; she’s actually an arbitrator and her show depicts real-life civil disputes dressed up like it’s real court
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xR5o TIL 4200 year old egyptian texts includes advice such as Shut your pie hole, Eat your vegetables, Don’t have sex with lady-boys, Taking your wife to a restaurant makes her happy, and Actions speak louder than words