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TIL Victoria's Secret was originally marketed to men to buy for their partners. Leslie Wexner bought it for $1 million and changed the marketing to women. To create the illusion of luxury the company listed its headquarters on catalogs at a fake London address, with the real one in Columbus, Ohio.

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OoG96 TIL Count von Count of "Sesame Street" laughed maniacally and used hypnotic stunning powers in the early 1970s, but they softened his act to not scare kids. He still annoys other puppets by interrupting their business to feed his counting addiction. He usually comes on TV at 2:30 PM ("Tooth Hurty").
VBO1G TIL That Nasubi, the Japanese comedian who endured one of the harshest reality TV shows, is credited as the first video game live streamer. In November of 1998, he was playing the Densha de Go! on the PS1 in front of a livestreamed audience for 3 straight days
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QJ086 TIL of Andre-Francois Raffray, who paid a 90 year old woman approx $500/month to own her apartment after she passed away. He paid her $184,000 over 30 years until he died himself. She ended up being the oldest woman to ever live, living to the age of 122.
VJGp TIL If you live in the U.S, you’re 8 times more likely to be killed by a Police officer than a Terrorist.