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TIL of the Battle of Los Angeles in 24-25 February 1942 when a meteorological balloon made the US think it was under attack by Japan

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Z8N7a TIL that during the soviet era, Polish artists created official movie posters for international movies that were released in Poland. Bypassing governmental control, iconic and unique movie posters emerged, expressing the true spirit of the artists and looking nothing like the original posters.
8a90V TIL that despite the name, the New York Times Best Seller list does not simply compile which books have sold the most, but is a combination sales figures, other data, and internal guidelines. Exactly how the list is determined is a trade secret.
lky7 TIL Millions of rickrolls has only earned Rick Astley $12
rRxN1 TIL that Porgs were included in Star Wars because they had no way of getting rid of all the puffins when they were filming in Ireland
BGXr TIL of Jin Ling cigarettes, a brand of cigarettes that is never legally sold and is designed explicitly for smuggling and cigarette tax evasion.