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

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awn49 TIL there is no english word for the bos taurus (commonly called cows). Cows, bulls, heiffers, steers, and oxen all specify age, sex, or purpose. Cattle doesn’t have a singular and bovine can refer to cattle, bison, buffalo, and yaks.
x0G7 TIL the Window of the World theme park in China has a cremation simulator. Visitors climb into coffins & are carried on a conveyor belt with heat & light projections simulating the effects of a real funeral-home incinerator. It hopes to enlighten people on death & help them make better life choices.
GAWAE TIL Atari once released a pinball machine called Hercules that measured seven feet tall, eight feet long and three feet wide. You used pool cue ball to play it.
DZyj TIL a cartoonist filed a lawsuit against DreamWorks for stealing his pitch “Kung Fu Panda Power” as a basis for “Kung Fu Panda.” He withdrew his lawsuit when it was discovered his drawings were traced from a Lion King coloring book. He currently faces charges for wire fraud and perjury.
evoJ TIL that John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men was originally titled “Something That Happened”