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TiL Thomas Edison launched a smear campaign in the early 1900s to discredit Alternating Current as it opposed Direct Current which he developed. He even went as far as electrocuting animals and a human, through the first ever electric chair.

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5VgvR TIL That Andre The Giant Let Out A 16-Second Fart That Brought Production Of The Princess Bride To A Standstill
ZGEv TIL that in Russia, a stray cat named Masha kept a three month old baby warm in below-freezing temperatures and refused to leave its side when it was taken to the hospital, the baby lived.
49Vo TIL traffic in central London moves at the same speed as horse-drawn carriages a century ago.
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6EN57 TIL that Mark Zuckerberg is actually only five foot seven inches tall, but he stages his photos to exaggerate his height.