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TIL the "bacon and eggs" All-American breakfast idea was a PR marketing campaign by Edward L. Bernays (the nephew of Sigmund Freud) for a bacon company in the 1920's.

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LQyd0 TIL that in 2011, 200 paper planes were launched from a weather balloon 23 miles above Germany. The planes were designed to maintain stable flight in gusts up to 100 mph. They were found across Europe, North America, and even Australia.
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