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TIL that when the Who singer Roger Daltrey was set to promote the SM-58 microphone for Shure, he slammed it on the ground during a speech to prove its durability and carried on speaking with the still-working microphone

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 1:13 am

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TIL – When Ozone gas was first identified in 1840 its harmful effects were not widely understood – it was associated with fresh air and recuperative properties. In 1882, a businessman coined the name Ozone Park (NY) to promote the area’s proximity to “fresh tonic ocean air”.

by whatilearned June 9, 2022, 7:11 am

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a promotional stunt by Epic Games to promote their new Fortnite Season.

by CopyPastaArchive June 7, 2022, 10:06 am

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TIL that the James Bond Movies “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker” strayed so far from Ian Fleming’s novels that Eon Productions authorized the screenwriter for both, Christopher Wood, to write novelizations based upon the films, rather than promote the original novels.

by whatilearned May 27, 2022, 6:06 pm

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Should we have sex with dogs to promote critical thinking? Stolen from r/destiny

by CopyPastaArchive May 11, 2022, 12:57 am

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TIL the founder of Safeway supermarkets was a preacher who felt that credit purchases were evil, and named his cash-only stores to promote the “safe way to shop”.

by whatilearned April 18, 2022, 5:26 am

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TIL Disney, Pixar, and Costco partnered together to sell a French wine to promote the film Ratatouille. They had to cancel the promotion due to the use of a cartoon character on the label.

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 5:31 pm

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TIL the first records of urine-based pregnancy tests are from 1350, in ancient Egypt. Women would urinate on barley and wheat for several days. If they grew, it meant pregnancy. Tests in 1963 found that 70% of the time, the urine of pregnant women did promote growth because of estrogen in the urine.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 6:05 pm

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TIL about “Parasitic Aphrodisiacs”, in which a sexually transmitted parasite augments the libido of the host to promote the parasite’s own propagation.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 6:28 pm

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TIL of UK Ultraspeed, a proposed high-speed magnetic-levitation train line between London and Glasgow. It was rejected in 2007 by the UK government and the company behind the proposal kept trying to get the project reconsidered and only ceased efforts to promote it in early 2013, neasix years later

by whatilearned December 2, 2021, 4:46 pm

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TIL in order to promote Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, Ubisoft funded the exhumation, DNA testing, and facial reconstruction of famous 18th century pirate Amaro Pargo

by whatilearned November 23, 2021, 3:05 pm

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TIL Local animal shelters (including local SPCAs) do not receive funds from the ASPCA. Donations to the ASPCA are used to promote the ASPCA organization.

by whatilearned November 21, 2021, 6:20 am

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