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TIL the Big Mac was created to compete with the Big Boy. Its two prior names before its current name was created by a 21-year-old advertising secretary, Esther Glickstein Rose. First was the Aristocrat, dropped as it was hard to pronounce, then the Blue Ribbon Burger. McDonald's settled on Big Mac.

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1axl7 TIL that Joachim von Ribbentrop would summon tailors from British firms, make them wait for hours, and then send them away with instructions to return the next day, only to repeat the process. This damaged his reputation with British high society.
OoE56 TIL of Phosphenes, illusory light effects seen in pitch dark due to eye pressure, electrical or magnetic stimulation. Lengthy light deprivation causes the brain to see shapes made of phosphenes, called Prisoners Cinema. Some scientists believe this was an inspiration for neolithic cave paintings.
jNkXp TIL about Thought-Terminating Clichés - a type of logical fallacy that employs the loaded language of a well known phrase or saying that offers seemingly simple solutions to complex questions for the sole purpose of shutting down further debate by diminishing critical thinking.
7rNmr TIL in November 1942, the Holy Cross Crusaders beat the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles had scheduled a presumptive victory party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, but cancelled it after the loss. Therefore, they were absent when the club caught fire, killing 492 people.
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