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TIL that Americans consistently overestimate blacks and Hispanics’ share of the US population. They estimate on average that 33% are black and 29% Hispanic when the true figure is less than 13% for each.

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9YDyM TIL: The creator of the Gil Sans font had sex with his sisters, daughters, and dog. He was named Royal Designer for Industry, the highest British award for designers
78O07 TIL fashion designer Tom Ford eats at least three donuts per day. Although he's been vegan for several years, he allows himself a bit of slack when it comes to doughnuts. "Vegan ones simply don't cut it for me."
6EE7m TIL that in 1947, after the price of a chocolate bar increased from 5 cents to 8 cents, 200 kids marched and protested on the capitol building in British Columbia, shutting down the government for a day. It is known as " The Candy Bar Strike".
Xygj TIL that massive amounts of birds are killed each year by radio antennas. And that changing the static red light to a blinking light can cut the death toll by up to 70%.
nYRb TIL British director Ken Russell was once challenged to create a film that even he would want to see banned. The result was “A Kitten for Hitler”