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TIL that the first shipping container was invented and patented in 1956 by the owner of an American trucking fleet, which reduced his shipping cost from $5.86 to .16 cents, paving the way for globalisation and mass intercontinental shipping.

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9YZrM TIL that a family in China adopted what they thought was a dog and raised it for 2 years, only to find out it was an Asiatic black bear. They reportedly couldn't figure out why the dog kept growing. It turns out that sort of mix-up happens fairly often.
d8Gr9 TIL the captain of the Costa Concordia, a cruise liner which ran aground in Italy in 2012, killing 32 people, was jailed for an extra year because he abandoned the ship and his passengers rather than staying on board to assist in their rescue.
pRYp TIL The Janitor from “Scrubs” was meant to be part of JD’s imagination in the first season, as a finale twist if the show was cancelled, which is why he does not interact with any other cast members that season.
ADn1n TIL that upon reading the Serbian response to the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum, Kaiser Wilhelm II said that there was no need for war, however, Austria-Hungary, which previously got a German Blank Check, declared war on Serbia the same day
8aWL4 TIL three 13 year old girls submitted a script for "Tiny Toon Adventures". Producer Steven Spielberg was so impressed that he invited the girls to Hollywood to work on the episode and paid them $3,000. This later inspired a Simpsons episode where Bart and Lisa write an Itchy & Scratchy cartoon.