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TIL that in 1977 McDonalds had to pay the creators of H.R. Pufnstuf more than $1,000,000 for essentially ripping off the TV show when the restaurant created its McDonaldland characters (Mayor McCheese, Big Mac, Hamburglar etc…)

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XEbnQ TIL that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi earns EGP 500,000 (currently equal to $31,500) annually, slightly less than the maximum wage for public sector employees - and he donates half of his salary to a public fund for economic and development projects
XlNP TIL McDonald’s Monopoly was actually rigged for many years. The man who oversaw the distribution of game peices would give high value ones to friends and split the reward.
9R66 TIL of Dado Banatao. He was born in rural Philippines. He walked barefooted everyday to elementary school and used bamboo sticks to learn math. He ended up in Stanford with a Masters in EECS, developed the first computer chips, and co-founded Mostron, Chips and Technologies, and S3 Graphics.
V60p TIL Between 1945 and 1965, the number of people under British rule outside the UK itself fell from 700 million to five million.
oknL TIL: When filming Jaws 2, cast members were circled by actual hammerhead sharks. Because the scene called for the actors to yell for help, the crew did not immediately realize they were in danger.