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TIL “Roman” fonts such as Times New Roman are all based on one man’s handwriting.

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XE1VE TIL then 13 year-old Danielle Lei, a Girl Scout in San Francisco, was the first Girl Scout to make news by selling cookies outside a marijuana dispensary. She sold 117 boxes in 2 hours.
QJEYp TIL the phrase “No Spring Chicken”, originated in the early 1700’s, farmers found that chickens born in the spring brought better prices than ‘old’ ones that had gone through winter. When farmers tried to sell the old birds as 'new spring born’, buyers complained that they were 'no spring chicken’.
QXle TIL NYC has a secret, off-limits island graveyard that is home to over 1 million bodies.
KO47E TIL there is a museum in Austin, MN dedicated to Spam, and it tells the history of Hormel company, the origins of the canned product, and its place in world culture. The Spam Museum is free of charge, and the volunteer guides, known as Spambassadors, offer visitors tours and free Spamples to savor.
M7Ayb TIL that the Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1982-86 Peter Savaryn was a veteran of the same SS unit as Yaroslav Hunka