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TIL about Vis-O-Matic the pre-internet online shopping service of the 1950s

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M7w48 TIL Starting in 1760 there was a forced land grab by wealthy landowners in Scotland that evicted thousands called the Highland Clearances, this was a major reason for the Scottish Diaspora.
7pNM TIL The voice actors for Captain Planet included Martin Sheen, Meg Ryan, Tim Curry, Jeff Goldblum, James Coburn… and Sting.
oPKR TIL the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community collected 11,170 pints of blood (enough to help save 30,000 lives) in honour of the 9/11 victims.
m1WaY TIL the longest last name in the world was that of a German man whose last name was 40 letters long!
ADmbn TIL Apples at the supermarkets and grocery stores aren’t as fresh as you’d think. They can be over a year old. They are waxed, hot air dried and kept in a cooled room. The apples are usually picked between August and November.