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TIL Plywood has been around for at least 4500 years
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TIL that among the many bizarre requests received by Virgin Atlantic flight attendants were: "Could you turn the engines down because they are too noisy?"; "Please can the Captain stop the turbulence?"; "Can you take my children to the playroom?"; and "Is there a McDonald's onboard?"
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TIL that Andrew Jackson’s political opponents referred to him as jackass. He adopted the name and used it as his campaign symbol. It would eventually become the symbol of the entire Democratic Party
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TIL about the existence of clown eggs. Where clowns copyright their makeup/likeness by painting them on eggs!
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TIL In 1940s, Pepsi saw African Americans as an untapped niche market. Pepsi adverts portrayed them in a positive light - in a time with racial segregation. Pepsi faced threats from KKK. Their market share increased by 1950s. African Americans were 3 times more likely to buy Pepsi than Coca Cola.
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TIL the US Air Force accidentally dropped two atomic bombs 260x more powerful than Hiroshima on North Carolina but a low-voltage safety switch prevented disaster.