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TIL At the urging of radio host Jean Shepherd, listeners entered bookstores and asked for a book that did not exist. So many people took part in this hoax that the book was soon on The New York Times Best Seller list.

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D47r TIL Jeremy Clarkson’s fondness for wearing jeans has been blamed by some for the decline in sales of denim in the mid-1990s, particularly Levi’s, because of their being associated with middle aged men. This is known as the “Jeremy Clarkson Effect”.
0wGbR TIL that there was a Tsunami in 2004 that killed 228,000 people. It's the 10th deadliest natural disaster in known record
7NML TIL a man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket — and used it to eat a year’s worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi’an International Airport.
ADOw7 TIL Elvis Presley actually died from an autoimmune disorder caused from multiple traumatic brain injuries
R58aQ TIL that my home state of WI boasts 1 of only 11 National Park Trails in the US. The Ice Age Trail spans 1,200 miles and covers the entire state.