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TIL Scarlet Fever still exists and it's strep throat with a rash...

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0aJ5 TIL The Simpsons was nearly cancelled before its first episode. When the first episode came back, the animation was so appalling that the staff considered halting show production. 70% of the animation had to be redone before it could air.
dDyE TIL Marshall Field, the #11 richest American of all time (66 billion) coined the phrase “the customer is always right” and was the first to accept exchanges and openly display prices.
7JP TIL in England, there is a ‘Chap Olympiad’ where contestants compete in events like Umbrella Joustin and Shouting at Foreigners
DXNp TIL, in 2005, the Tri-Cities government decided to start their own internet service. Comcast and SBC fought back with “push polls” asking residents “Should tax money be allowed to provide pornographic movies for residents?” They defeated the referendum and Comcast raised cable rates over 30 percent.
BXeW TIL: The ‘Mad Men’ Writers Are Working on a Show About NASA in the '60s