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TIL 1976 eletronic music classic album 'Mother Earth's Plantasia' was originally only available to those who bought houseplants from Mother Earth plant store in LA... or given away for free to those who bought Simmons mattress from Sears

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b6E17 TIL about the village of Chicken, Alaska. In 1902, When the settlement grew large enough to be named, there were many ptarmigan living in the area so this was suggested as the name. However, the spelling could not be agreed on, so they named it "Chicken" instead.
epgG6 TIL: The average American lost 2.6 IQ points to leaded gas; it's 5.7 points for those born between 1971 and 1974. Figure 2C of linked paper shows everyone aged 45-65 had high lead as a kid.
glxb TIL that Stephen Hawking is the only person to ever portray themself in the Star Trek universe
R709a TIL that Walmart's employees earn as much in a year as the CEO earns in an hour.
MoV TIL that the serial number on a Euro note shows what country it is from & therefore some could be worth more than others if the Euro collapses.