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TIL that some urban birds like finches and sparrows use cigarette butts as a form of pest control for their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes helps keep parasites away.

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KYN0J TIL that Ed McCabe—the youngest copywriter inducted into the One Club Creative Hall of Fame—was responsible for some the world’s most successful advertising campaigns that ran between the late 60s-80s. He had no formal training in advertising, and he never graduated high school.
Z8NQo TIL AJ Jacobs embarked on a quest to read the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica and was a contestant on "Millionaire" but only won $32,000 because he forgot what an erythrocyte was. He also visited the Brittanica HQ and discovered that not even the editor-in-chief knew every fact in its publication
6Ead7 TIL the Ebers Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text from the 16th century BC that contains over 842 remedies for illnesses and injuries. Measuring over 68 feet long and 12 inches wide, it is one of the oldest and most extensive records of Egyptian medical history.
Wkw8A TIL Sales of Lucky Strike cigarettes experienced an increase of 10 billion packets a year after being featured on the television Mad Men, in which it was a major client of Don Draper's advertising agency and his cigarette brand of choice.
Yp1YW TIL The Boondock Saints made $30,471 in its theatrical run which was at only 5 theaters for 1 week. It became a cult hit after its home release grossing about $50 million in domestic video sales but its writer/director Troy Duffy didn't see profits because he signed away DVD rights in his contract.