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TIL that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was invented in 1939 as an advertising copywriter for the Montgomery Ward department store, who was inspired by his own downtrodden life, as well as The Ugly Duckling story, to create the adventure of a misfit reindeer with a glowing red nose

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P1loe TIL KFC No Longer Serves Potato Wedges
9YnbG TIL Chris Columbus, director of the first and second Harry Potter films, planned for his adaptation of the fourth book to have 4-5 hrs of footage split into 2 films - one released Thanksgiving, the other on Christmas
ngG7 TIL A German biologist who claimed measles is psychosomatic, offered 100,000 Euros to anyone who proved measles is a virus. A German doctor presented evidence of the virus; the biologist dismissed the evidence, but the local court ordered him to pay up.
wrBE TIL that Mountain Dew Baja Blast is only sold at Taco bell because it is chemically formulated to taste best with their food.
my1O TIL that French chef Bernard Loiseau committed suicide in 2003 after Michelin told him that they were concerned about the quality of his restaurant’s cooking.