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TIL the first Fantasy (American) Football player ever drafted upon its creation was the legendary Hall of Fame George Blanda in 1962 by the The Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League

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0yjv TIL that the serving sizes on food labels in the US are not the recommended healthy portion sizes but rather the amount customarily consumed by Americans as determined through sampling taken in the 1970s and 80s.
xVyQw TIL about 13-year old Eliza Armstrong who was purchased for £5 by journalist W.T. Stead in his attempt to expose sex slavery in Victorian London. Though his newspaper story led to tighter laws protecting women & girls, he was still arrested & jailed for abduction & procurement.
d8n9B TIL the creator of Comic Sans has only used the font once, to send a letter complaining about his broadband. He received a £10 refund
8Vd4 TIL that when electricity was first used for other purposes other than lighting electricity companies charged more for non lighting electricity. This lead to people creating light bulb sockets adapters to plug in other devices like toasters.
6E7EJ TIL Computer Programmer Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing using the "@" symbol to send emails and being the first person to send an email in 1971