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TIL that when Philip Morris marketed a "fire-safe" cigarette, it was a greater fire risk than conventional cigarettes and they fired the scientist that tried to warn them.

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Jn8k TIL that Columbia Records had to force the Beastie Boys to rename their album License to Ill. The original album name: “Don’t Be a Faggot”
d8Y8r TIL about Manoj Bhargava, the creator of 5 hour energy, who in 2015 pledged to use 99% of his wealth (estimated to be 4 billion USD as of 2019), in aid of philanthropic causes.
VMMMZ TIL there is a military soccer world cup and North Korea placed first in 2003
yVZ0J TIL that WHAM-O's Slip N' Slide is not supposed to be used by persons over the age of 12. There have been rare instances (and lawsuits) of adults breaking their necks while using it and in 1993, the U.S. CPSC warned that the slide might cause permanent spinal cord injury to teens and adults.
ne94o TIL, if you pay the full cash bail to the court, that money is required to be returned to you after all court appearances have been fulfilled and you were found not guilty. If you paid a bail bondsman, that money is not returned because it is deemed their fee for service.