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TIL “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was created by department store Montgomery Ward in 1939 to create a Christmas story the store could give away to shoppers as a promotional gimmick.

by whatilearned November 13, 2022, 9:13 am

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TIL Aflac Distributed 600,000 Promotional Ducks that Contain Toxic Lead – You Might Have One

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 7:38 pm

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TIL in 1995, the city of Taiyuan in China was gripped in a panic after a TV ad alerted residents to a “mythical beast” roaming the streets, advising people to stay indoors and board up their homes. It was revealed to be a promotional advert for an upcoming beer brand, causing backlash.

by whatilearned August 7, 2022, 5:53 am

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TIL that in 1979 the White Sox held a promotional ‘Disco Demolition Night’ which was in attendance by more than 50,000 people and eventually turned into a riot.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 4:54 am

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TIL the Hindenburg was actually one of TWO blimps that crashed in Lakehurst, NJ. The other was the promotional blimp for Jordache jeans.

by whatilearned June 9, 2022, 11:10 pm

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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 stamps mimicking postage stamps but printed for promotional use by businesses, churches, political or non-profit groups are called Cinderella stamps as even though they are attractive, they are still seen as inferior by philatelists, much similar to Cinderella.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 9:00 am

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TIL that in 2004, actor Carmine Caridi, star of “The Godfather”, was expelled from the Academy for making VCR copies of promotional screeners and sharing them with friends and family.

by whatilearned March 31, 2022, 8:35 pm

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TIL for three years Milka (Swiss/German chocolate brand) used a lilac-colored promotional tour boat with a five-meter-high cow mascot on the rivers of Germany and Austria. This boat was named the “Muhboot” (pronounced Moo-boat)

by whatilearned January 10, 2022, 2:43 pm

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TIL that until the mid 20th century the avocado had a reputation as an aphrodisiac, which actually discouraged some consumers. During the 1920s, growers sponsored a promotional advertising campaign in the United States to deny that the avocado had powers for inducing sexual prowess.

by whatilearned November 16, 2021, 2:57 am

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TIL: In 1961, a car dealership sent three unmodified Chevy Corvairs on a trip from Chicago to Buenos Aires, as a promotional stunt. There were no roads through Panama’s Darién Gap, so the drivers had to hack and slog their way through 60 miles of jungle. Nevertheless, two Corvairs made it through.

by whatilearned October 14, 2021, 1:09 am

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TIL in 1980, in an attempt to rescue six US embassy workers stranded in Iran after the Embassy was stormed, the CIA created an entire fake movie called “Argo”, with a screenplay, cover art, as well as having promotional material distributed. The diplomats then pretended to be filmmakers and escaped.

by whatilearned August 25, 2021, 11:49 am

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