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TIL Nike makes a carpet underlayment pad made from manufacturing scrap that sells exclusively at Home Depot.

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n5Ld TIL the announcer for Super Smash Brothers Brawl was also the announcer for Bill Nye the science guy.
EggJV TIL: That yellow fever is named that because the skin turns yellow as the liver shuts down. The Spanish also named the fever after a symptom of the disease: Vomito Negro (Black Vomit)
epN74 TIL that natural Pearls are not only found in oysters, but also mussels, conch, clams, abalone and snails
wL0x6 TIL: It would take more than two years to watch all episodes of the guiding light.
6Evpm TIL Shiraz wine has been produced in Shiraz, Iran since the 9th century. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution there were 300 wineries in Iran, now there are none.