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TIL Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written by Ian Fleming, who is best known for creating James Bond

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oJdW TIL Polio can be transmitted via ass-to-mouth
w9wM TIL The Sun, a British tabloid that published cruel lies about the Liverpool fans in its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans died, is still banned from many Liverpool newsagencies, is not allowed at Liverpool matches and has very low sales in Liverpool to this day.
WkRMo TIL that Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain in 2024. Characters such as Batman, Superman and the Looney Tunes will follow suite between 2031 and 2035. A character in the public domain has no copyright meaning it can be used by any artist in their works
Oo0J6 TIL that many printers will print out a pattern of microscopic yellow dots on every page as fingerprints to allow authorities to trace back the precise origins of the printout.
W7peo TIL that the founder of Post Cereal (C.W. Post) spent time at the sanitarium run by Dr. John Kellogg (of Cornflake fame), and was inspired to make his first product (a cereal-based drink called Postum) because he hated the coffee there.