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TIL a 1991 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a Camel cigarette ad campaign featuring the mascot Joe Camel was far more successful at advertising to children than adults. The campaign ended in 1997 after increased litigation & pressure from U.S. federal agencies.

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YdRP TIL of NASA’s sound suppression system which soaks the launch pad with 300,000 gallons of water, reducing acoustical levels within the orbiter payload bay to about 142 decibels.
Evl0 TIL on New Year’s Eve, 1999, Brad Pitt rented a Mexican resort, filled it with his friends and at midnight had the government cut the power and phone lines and send in troops to raid the compound and “arrest” one of his best friends on drug charges - all as a practical joke!
16vZV TIL The man with the longest name is the german-american typesetter, Hubert Blaine Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff Sr. + 666 Sr (with the 666 to designate the number of letters in the full surname)
NXZbN TIL of Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 from 1983, where the crew successfully landed the plane despite physically losing a propeller, having the controls effectively jammed, and with the other 3 engines stuck at full power. The plane, a 1959 Lockheed Electra, still flies today with a firefighting service.
0wk6N TIL every year for the next 100 years, 100 famous authors have pledged to each write a novel that will remain unpublished until the 22nd Century, when they will be published as part of a 'Library of the future' art project.