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TIL Henry ford instructed drivers in a race to finish at same time in a dead heat to create publicity for the company

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M7GDa TIL Annette Obrestad claims to have won a $4 180 person poker multi table tournament playing blind (only looking at her cards once) She went on to become the youngest person to win a World Series of Poker bracelet and held the record for the largest payout to a female player
w9j7 TIL that in 1996, Taco Bell announced they bought the Liberty bell in an April Fools prank, resulting in panicked reactions across the U.S., including from some senators, and caused the National Parks Service to call a press conference to deny the claim.
E1J9o TIL that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves living in Tennessee (or any other state under Union control).
GA1r7 TIL of the Vipeholm Experiments in Sweden. In the 1950s, intellectually disabled people were fed sweets to see whether sugar caused cavities. While unethical, this study greatly contributed to what we know about dental health.
VMdxp TIL an ice cube sized block of Aerogel contains as much surface area as half a football field.