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TIL the first sales pitch for the Nerf ball was “Nerf: You can’t hurt babies or old people!“

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9LO7 TIL there is a computer keyboard with buttons like “super”, “hyper”, and allows to type over 8000 different characters.
epKN5 TIL that the phrase "you can't shout fire in a crowded theater" was invented by the prosecutor who got Eugene V. Debs sent to prison for protesting WW1.
OGADX TIL that in 2016, Buzz Aldrin explored Antarctica. This was an experience that nearly killed him. Also, after he left NASA, he continued to promote space exploration, and his mom's name was Marion Moon, which was a complete coincident.
16klV TIL that "U and non-U English" was a British theory of dialects in the 1950s that noted that the aspiring middle classes actually used "more refined" language than the upper classes - like "pardon?" instead of "what?", and to "pass on" instead of to "die"
1jrD TIL Great White Sharks sometimes regurgitate a bite to make room for a more calorically-rich morsel, evidence that white sharks are adept at assessing the caloric value of their food and are selective when feeding.