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TIL a man bought photograph negatives worth hundreds of millions for $45 from a garage sale

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j67Ov TIL the president of NBC at the time tried to persuade the creator of Family Ties to replace Michael J. Fox. He said "that’s not a face you’re going to see on a lunchbox". Fox later had a lunchbox made with his picture on it and sent it to the exec with a note, "this is for you to put your crow in".
kRL7 TIL Fabric softeners work by coating the fibres of your clothes in a layer of fat.
XErl8 TIL Sweden has a forest of oak trees planted 200 years ago because their Navy at the time needed them for ships
n7vP TIL gamers in the ‘80s could photograph their TV with a high score showing and mail it in, and Activision would send back a patch.
jRGn TIL that if your second toe is longer than your big toe it is a condition called Morton’s Toe and that some statues, including the Statue of Liberty, have feet sculpted that way.