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TIL the makers of Hello Kitty, Sanrio, was in a big legal battle with a European toy company before the 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami. Immediately after the disaster, both companies agreed to settle out of court and use the legal fees to help the victims.

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og08 TIL there is a Gameboy that survived a barracks bombing during the Gulf War. It stills works to this day.
Y7yaP TIL of Tanis, a dinosaur fossil site in North Dakota. Although controversial over its private management by paleontologist Robert DePalma, it's regardless noteworthy for preserving in detail the immediate aftermath of the extinction-causing asteroid impact on dinosaurs in the area.
d8Plr TIL that, due to going hoarse while campaigning, President Gerald Ford's concession speech when he lost to Jimmy Carter was delivered by his wife, Betty
PY86E TIL that The Beatles recorded a 15 kilohertz track at the end of Sgt. Pepper's "A Day in the Life" that only dogs could hear.
XE7P8 TIL in 1900 three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared from the lighthouse on Eilian Mor, an island north of Scotland. Their logbook indicated they were frightened by a storm that hit on December 12th, but all other reports in the area stated the weather was clear that day