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TIL that the Soviets did not know about Polaroid instant photos until Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev visited the White House in 1973.

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Wkjbd TIL many car commercials use a vehicle called the "Mill Blackbird" to film their commercials, and use CGI to make the vehicle look like the car they're advertising.
W7x9 TIL during a plane ride with the entire WCW roster that was experiencing extreme turbulence, Randy Savage broke the tension by saying “Just think of the rating the memorial show’s gonna draw, boys – OOOH, YEAH!”.
N7PnP TIL that in 1989, President Bush sent troops to Panama to capture the dictator Manuel Noriega. But because he has fled to The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the troops couldn't get in. So they surrounded the place, and blasted Rock n' Roll music for days until he gave up.
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5VOWD TIL Tootsie Roll Industries produces a giant one-pound version of a Sugar Daddy which has 1928 kcal.