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TIL the political terms "left" and "right" first appeared during the French Revolution of 1789 when members of the National Assembly divided into conservative supporters of the old regime to the assembly president's right and the more liberal supporters of the revolution to his left

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v1mBr TIL- There are 15 cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh Official/Trading Card Game that were designed by fans. Through several drawing contests 15 designs were picked as winners and turned into official cards in the OCG/TCG, sold in Booster Packs, and are tournament legal.
nWXBb TIL a nuclear accident at SL-1 created a burst of steam so powerful that a piston-like effect threw the whole 26 000 pound nuclear reactor vessel over nine feet upward. The cause of the incident isn't known because the workers didn't explain why they removed a necessary rod prior to the explosion.
6EdeZ TIL In 1990 the USSR and PepsiCo made a deal to exchange Pepsi syrup for vodka and a small fleet of Soviet warships including 17 submarines, a frigate, a cruiser and a destroyer. Until PepsiCo sold the ships to Sweden a few days later for scrap, Pepsi was the 6th largest navy in the world
Z884D TIL Adidas purchased its famous 3-stripe logo from Karhu Sports in 1952, for two bottles of whiskey, and the equivalent of 1600 euros
jNykM TIL Model Henriette Yvois became 1 of 12 women from Titanic's 2nd class to die in the sinking. She was travelling with married film maker William Harbeck and they were mistaken by one passenger to be a married couple. Only Harbeck's body was recovered, found clutching Henriette's purse in his hand.