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TIL the idea for Staples was born on July 4th, 1985 when its founder ran out of printer ribbon on the 4th of July and couldn’t find a single store open to buy any.

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woLmW TIL about Fordlândia, a very large plot of land that Henry Ford purchased in Brazil. He developed and utilized this land in order to try and meet the need for his own rubber production for his car tires. This project would eventually fail and was abandoned in 1934.
LQRdV TIL that Junaluska was a Cherokee leader who saved Andrew Jackson's life. Jackson subsequently led the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears, where thousands died. Junaluska survived and mentioned that if he had been aware of what was going to occur, he would have taken Jackson's life himself.
1arOV TIL: There were 'Dance Marathons' in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Desperate couples would dance for days on end just to have a roof over their head and food to eat. Dance partners took turns sleeping while the other one held them up and continued dancing.
ANp44 TIL of coffee, was discovered by a goat, and later an Ethiopian shepherd found that his sheep were excited after eating coffee berries, and he boiled the berries to make the prototype of the first cup of coffee in history
BOae TIL that there are still 4 teams in the NFL that, in 50 years, have never once been to a Super Bowl.