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TIL that Johnny Carson caused a nationwide toilet paper shortage in 1973 by claiming on national TV that there was a toilet paper shortage.

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7rRoL TIL that when chillies were first introduced to Japan, instead of eating them, people would grow them as small decorative plants or put them in their shoes to keep their toes warm.
P4de TIL, for over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000 children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for free.
aWxA TIL that Leonard Susskind, professor of Theoretical physics, sparked a 28 year old debate with Stephen Hawking, who stated that the information inside a black hole is lost forever, but eventually Susskind proved him wrong.
omVR TIL on July 17, 1938, Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan entered aviation infamy and gained his nickname when he “accidentally” flew from New York to California but ended up in Ireland after being denied permission to cross the Atlantic by authorities.
ONde TIL Avery Island, home of the Tabasco company, is also home to about half of the company’s 200 employees. Many of them are descendants of employees who worked there more than 100 years ago.