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TIL it is illegal for you to pump your own gas in Oregon and New Jersey.

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yVnKl TIL the most expensive commercial of all time is "Chanel No. 5 the Film" which was released in 2004 and cost $33 million (around $52 million adjusted for inflation). The 3-minute ad starred Nicole Kidman and was directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Y7jwZ TIL that Native Americans in the American West were managing and riding horses by the early 1600s, decades earlier than thought. This challenges earlier theories that they acquired horses only after the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, when Spanish settlers were expelled from New Mexico.
l8aa TIL During one week in November 1994, Tim Allen simultaneously starred in the highest grossing film (The Santa Clause), topped the New York Times best-seller list with his book Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, and appeared in the top rated television series (Home Improvement)
BrBkW TIL that Gordon Ramsay had his fifth child a year ago yesterday. His oldest daughter is 21, the twins are 19, and his (formerly) youngest is 17.
8VGP TIL that a 15 year old hacker hacked into the computers of the Department of Defense & NASA, gaining access to critical ISS code, and later committed suicide because of having ‘no faith in the justice system’