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N7l61 TIL when Philips introduced the first plasma TV in 1997, it was only displayed in four Sears stores and cost $14,999.
kJeA4 TIL that Big Bird has a Mexican cousin named Abelardo Montoya, which appears on Plaza Sezamo, the Mexican co-production of Sesame Street
6xe8 TIL The guy who voiced Reaper from Overwatch is also the voice of bluu form Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.
aw4Ny TIL Taco Bell tried twice to enter the Mexican market. Both times failed spectacularly, locals decried the food as inauthentic and a joke.
gWeW TIL that Danny Trejo often chooses to play bad guys to teach younger audiences that bad guys often die or go to prison, and that one should try to live a decent life.