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TIL fames children's author Shel Silverstein was a lead cartoonist at Playboy magazine before getting into children's books

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ADXwa TIL that when tomatoes are stored in a refrigerator (or in an environment under 54° F) their flavor is impacted negatively
697jm TIL the fully air conditioned Dallas Cowboys Stadium uses more electricity on game day than the entire country of Liberia (5.1 million pop). The stadium will be used in the 2026 FIFA world cup. Other air conditioned stadiums include Houston's NRG stadium and Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium.
KK6 TIL Nikola Tesla believed he invented a death ray that caused the Tunguska explosion.
b017 TIL: On average, Starbucks has opened 2 new stores every day since 1987.
BrYND Today I learned Y2K was never an issue because people spent years and over $100 billion USD to keep disaster from happening.