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TIL that in 2006, a man tried to sell New Zealand on E-Bay. The bid reached $3,000 before E-Bay officials shut it down.

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VM4R8 TIL of James Tilly Matthews, an 18th-century peace activist who fell under the delusion that his thoughts were being remotely controlled by an apparatus he called the “Air Loom”. His case is considered to be an early example of paranoid schizophrenia.
lo5D5 TIL: Payless, a brand known for budget-friendly shoes, opened a fake pop-up store called "Palessi" in a Los Angeles mall and invited people to the grand opening. The store was stocked with Payless shoes in disguise. One shopper spent $640 for a pair of boots.
VEvB TIL that in 1981 President Reagan claimed in complete seriousness that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.”
epRDn TIL The animated TV series ReBoot was heavily censored by ABC. It was then cancelled when Disney purchased ABC and the series continued to air in Canada.
X0PLR TIL Coca-Cola in the US is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, not sugar. I guess that accounts for most of the difference in taste between American and British (and other) Coke.