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TIL PCWorld rated the ZIP drive as the 15th worst technology product of all time in 2006, but then rated it as the 23rd best technology product in 2007

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m14yR TIL that in Japan, Denmark and Uruguay, it’s legal to desecrate the national flag. However, it’s illegal in those countries to desecrate other nations’ flags.
47vb TIL that the influential American poet Walt Whitman’s collection of poetry,“Leaves of Grass”, was so controversial when first published in 1855 for its reference to open sexuality & homosexuality, that a major literary weekly publication recommended in its review that Whitman kill himself.
newNb TIL Abraham Lincoln's interest in law starts at the bottom of a barrel. Lincoln was running a store when he bought a barrel full of rubbish from a traveler. Upon emptying the barrel Lincoln found a complete set of 'Blackstone's Commentaries' which he spent more time reading than manning the store.
E1GJx TIL that the US federal government in general does not permit children under age 14 to work, but it outlines a handful of exceptions -- and one of the jobs that is expressly permitted is the oddly specific "gathering evergreens and making evergreen wreaths."
m178o TIL that Snoop Dogg has helped over 40 players, including Texans QB C.J. Stroud, reach the NFL. He says mentoring these kids means more to him than his 20 Grammy nominations. In 2005, he founded the Snoop Youth Football League to give inner-city kids a chance to play football for free, helping thous