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TIL that Columbus, Ohio is a testing ground for new fast food products and household goods. These products get tested to see how the products fare in the city before selling them elsewhere.

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695D8 TIL that Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi had a homicidal urge (usually by dismemberment) every time he was drunk, so his prime minister set up a supply of condemned prisoners to the palace. If a prisoner could survive three months without being killed, he would be set free.
jVyn TIL that during prohibition a man used a WW1 German UBoat and would shoot torpedos filled with booze onto beaches
M76x7 TIL when DMX was facing 5 yrs in prison for tax evasion, his lawyer played his song "Slippin'" for the judge to illustrate how far he had come since his "horrific childhood" in the hope for leniency. Indeed, the judge was affected by the circumstances of DMX's upbringing & sentenced him to just a yr
e04Vb TIL that during WWI, France built a 'Fake Paris' near its capital city to confuse German pilots.
woveE TIL that Surreal, a brand of breakfast cereal, launched a line of cereal that came with a free vibrator in every pack.