› added 12 years ago

171

TIL 1-800-Collect is still a thing and their site still features all their old 90’s commercials with Phil Hartman, Arsenio Hall and Mr. T

Read more 1800collect.com

via reddit.com

kOJNE TIL In 1979 a stadium hosted Disco Demolition Night. Cost was ¢99 if you brought a disco record. 50,000 people showed up to see them blow up the records in between games. Thousands rushed the field in a frenzy. This is referred to as “The Night Disco Died” and is linked to the decline of the genre
N7xLP TIL that there was a test several years ago where 70 undercover agents tried to sneak bombs or guns through US airport security; 67 succeeded
694Ew TIL on January 1, 1999, MTV2 played the music video "1999" by Prince for 24 hours straight.
NXMpE TIL deer’s antler is not horn, but a dead bone which jutting from it’s head
oBZ98 TIL a teletubby toy was recalled in the late 90s for calling kids "faggot" and telling them to "bite my butt"