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TIL that Dan Quayle, Vice President of the U.S. (1989-1993) corrected a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" in a spelling bee.

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ePRE TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags”.
woVEE TIL of Jelle’s Marble Run which pits marbles either head to head or team against team in a number of different races and competitions; color commentary included
oldE TIL that the less people know about important complex issues such as the economy, energy consumption and the environment, the more they want to avoid becoming well-informed, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
D1r4J TIL Keanu Reeves once rescued a pre-fame Octavia Spencer after she was stranded on the roadside
xVnMB TIL in 2018, NYC had a period where (for the first time ever) it had a lower murder rate than London, causing many people to believe London became more dangerous. In truth, it was likely heavy snow that caused the lower rate in NYC. By the end of the year, NYC had double the murder rate.