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TIL that the copyright battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese Tsunami, when they agreed to immediately settle the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort.

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KYje9 TIL The reason Ken Kesey boycotted the film adaptation of The One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Nurse Ratchet isn’t the villain. She is only a minion. 34:17
4V1a TIL Lebron James once went to a steakhouse, stayed 4 hours past closing, left a 1% tip on an $800 check, made the bartenders cry and even forced one bartender to quit.
QkKL TIL Dune the movie was initially set to star Salvador Dali, Orson Wells, Gloria Swanson, David Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Alain Delon and Mick Jagger with art by H.R. Giger, a soundtrack from Pink Floyd and David Jodorowski as director.It would have been 14 hours long.
OovQ1 TIL that during the Second World War, it was found that British tank crews regularly left the safety of their tanks in order to make tea. Accordingly, post war British tanks have been fitted with internal tea-making facilities to enable tank crews to make tea in safety.
xW4B TIL that left-handed sugar exists. It is an artificial, mirrored variant of regular glucose which tastes exactly the same but can’t be metabolized as normal. As a result, it contains very few calories, can be eaten by diabetics and doesn’t promote tooth decay.