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TIL that food companies learned from the 1990 Perrier Water debacle how not to do a recall after discovering product contamination.

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16wdP TIL about Goyder’s Line. A geographic divide in South Australia between the drought ridden areas and farmable land. Despite being surveyed on horseback in a single trip in 1864 it has been proved to be highly accurate to date.
YpXbW TIL the green falling code in The Matrix is just loads of sushi recipes
0MpM TIL: Exactly 53 years ago today, the USA used a drugged black bear named “Yogi” to test the first fighter pilot ejection seat at supersonic speeds.
nedpY TIL: In 2009 a Kansas City car dealership offered a voucher for a free AK-47 with every truck purchase.
D8lP TIL a group of architecture students is working to bring a home that costs just $20,000 to market. Their goal: create a house “anyone could afford … and anybody would want.”