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TIL that the Rambo lunchbox by Thermos in 1985 marked the end of the metal lunchbox era. Manufacturers switched to making lunchboxes with plastic because it was cheaper and because a group of mothers in Florida complained that metal lunchboxes were being used by children as weapons.

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16DBr TIL of Phryne(meaning "toad") an ancient greek escort who became obscenely rich. After Alexander the Great destroyed her native Thebes she offered to rebuild the city walls at her own expense under one stipulation: a sign on the wall reading "Destroyed by Alexander-rebuild by Phryne the courtesan"
xV0KD TIL the first ever strike in written records was amongst the workers by the Valley of The Kings in Egypt, around 1170 B.C
PBlG Today I learned that while some have been destroyed through friendly fire, not one M1A1 Abrams tank has ever been destroyed in combat by enemy fire.
QLEM TIL: The correct way to bribe people, and how the bribery system works in 3rd world countries (courtesy of John McAfee)
R7mZ6 TIL In 2017, the "Bouche à Oreille" café in Bourges was accidentally given a star when it was confused with a restaurant of the same name in Boutervilliers, near Paris