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TIL that from the 1940s through the 1980s there was an appetite suppressant candy sold in the US. Its slogan “lose weight with Ayds” led to its market failure in the late 1980s, as Ayds is pronounced the same as AIDS.
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TIL that from the 1940s through the 1980s there was an appetite suppressant candy sold in the US. Its slogan “lose weight with Ayds” led to its market failure in the late 1980s, as Ayds is pronounced the same as AIDS.

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u/Flaxmoore — 6 hours ago
▲ 3 r/MarvelStrikeForce

Teams you've kind of unintentionally built.

I haven't quite had a team all the way built unintentionally, but I noticed the other day I'm close to getting some real oomph built with Uncanny Avenger between building Storm because I felt like it, Jean for Px, and Herc for some event or other.

I guess I should at least bring Falcon and Beast up a little to match.

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u/Flaxmoore — 6 days ago
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TIL that in 1583 an insurance company insured the life of William Gybbon for a period of one year. When he died a few days short of a year later, the company insisted that a lunar year of 354 days was meant and they refused to pay. Court forced them to pay out, and defined the year as 365 days.

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u/Flaxmoore — 8 days ago
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TIL that in 1893, President Grover Cleveland had surgery to remove a tumor from his mouth. The surgery took place in secret on a yacht so as to not cause the American people to panic and worsen an economic panic.

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u/Flaxmoore — 8 days ago