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TIL in the 1980s, doughnut shops in Southern California started using pink-colored boxes because they were cheaper than plain white boxes due to there being a large amount leftover of pink-dyed cardboard stock just sitting around, taking up warehouse space at restaurant supply company Westco.

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R5MY9 TIL that one of the most quoted lines from Star Trek: The Original Series is “Beam me up, Scotty." It’s been used in merchandise, commercials and other media influenced by the show. Ironically, this exact quote has never actually been said in any Star Trek episode or movie.
kO7B5 TIL the US military has an Active Denial System aka Heat Ray used for crowd dispersal
jarR TIL 19th century England (and the US, but a bit later) had ‘Ugly Clubs’ where people that had less desirable facial traits met up to drink, sing, and satirize their own looks.
VRNm TIL in July 1984 President Ronald Reagan called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food” and established National Ice Cream Month.
aweAN TIL of Ernst Jean-Joseph, a Haitian who was the first player to fail a doping test at the World Cup. Haitian officials beat him up and flew him back to Haiti shortly after.