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TIL Apple issued a recall for the 1st generation Ipod Nano. Owners will be issued a current generation Ipod Nano.

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J1AM8 TIL that, in 1993, a Bulls fan named Don Calhoun won a million dollars for making a 75-foot shot at the basket (from the free-throw line at the opposite end of the court)
5oeB TIL Cinnamon can prevent mold growth. Scientists have created cinnamon-based packaging that can prevent mold in bread in other baked goods.
N7P4b TIL in 1941, a Great Dane named Juliana saved her master's home from burning down during the Blitz by urinating on a German incendiary bomb which had fallen through the roof. For this she was awarded the Blue Cross, similar to the Dickin Medal.
m6Vv TIL that God’s Number is the maximum amount of moves it would take to completely solve any scrambled Rubik’s Cube. That number is 20.
M7NMb TIL that all tea types come from the same plant leaves, and it’s how they are processed that determines what type of tea it is (black, green, oolong, etc.)