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TIL that there was a proposed initiative to divide California into six different states. If passed, it would have created a new richest state and a new poorest state, both being adjacent to one another.

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x4Q7 TIL that the “Where’s the beef?” Wendy’s advertising campaign of 1984 ended in 1985 when the actress performed in a commercial for Prego pasta sauce, saying that she “finally found” the beef.
KkPG TIL that in 1994 the CEOs of the seven biggest tobacco firms testified before Congress that “nicotine was not addictive” despite overwhelming scientific evidence.
QNPB9 TIL Las Vegas considered replacing Fremont Street with a canal
jwjM TIL Singer James Blunt auctioned his sister off on eBay as ‘a damsel in distress’ when she was unable to get to a funeral. The winning bidder picked her up in a helicopter. They dated for 3 years and are now married.
d8Q49 TIL in 1963 Soviet Engineers Detonated a Nuclear bomb to Put Out a Gas Well Fire