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TIL Toasters were banned in Cuba until 2008, and were only freely available from 2010

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OoQ7L TIL that since 2005, Avon, Ohio has hosted an annual duct tape festival dedicated to celebrating "duct tape, its enthusiasts, and its wacky and fun uses." The event features duct tape sculptures, a duct tape fashion show, and a parade of giant floats constructed using duct tape.
ZpJV4 TIL that Jeffrey Katzenberg told his employees at Quibi to listen to the song "Get Back Up Again" from the movie Trolls while announcing that they would be fired
YpVQG TIL the first mention of the “white whale” in Moby Dick is nearly 200 pages into the book.
9Yrr TIL that Kangaroos hop because they can’t move their legs independently
EJ5d TIL that The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, a Japanese woodblock print, is considered one of the earliest examples of tentacle erotica, with this piece of art dating back to 1814.