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TIL-He-Man was created because Mattel passed on Star Wars figurines because of the licensing fee.

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W0K4 TIL that a Japanese professional baseball team has been “cursed” ever since a Colonel Sanders statue was thrown into a river.
V94B TIL Tolkien didn’t mean to change the spelling of “Dwarfs” to “Dwarves”. He said it was a mistake that neither him nor his editors spotted.
5V1LB TIL the highest wind speeds ever recorded were from the Tornado that struck Oklahoma on May 3rd, 1999. Measurements put the speed at about 301 ± 20 miles per hour.
4kEr6 TIL: The pre-game military fly-overs conducted while the Star Spangled Banner plays at pro sports events is actually a planned training run for flight teams and doesn't cost "extra" as many speculate, but is already factored into the annual training budget.
0w4Bj TIL Ewan McGregor, who famously played Obi-Wan Kenobi, has a brother - Colin McGregor who is a British RAF pilot and his call-sign is "Obi Two".