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

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e4En TIL John Gilpin, an amateur photographer, was testing his new camera lens at the airport and caught a 14 year old boy falling from the wheel well of Japan Air Lines DC-8
9wX0r TIL - The mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope are made from gold plated beryllium, which one-third lighter than aluminum but has six times the specific stiffness of steel. Spor Mountain in the US produces 85% of the world’s supply
J1vyv TIL about a study where monkeys were shown to be willing to pay (sacrificing food) for risque photos of other monkeys
d8Jmj TIL that the average workweek for a manufacturing employee in the 1890s was 100 hours. The five day, 40-hour workweek didn't become standard until 1940 thanks to the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which required employers to pay overtime to anyone working more than 40 hours.
Y7LoA TIL when Mattel sued dance-pop group Aqua for defamation over their 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," Court of Appeals judge Alex Kozinski dismissed the case. He concluded his ruling thus: "The parties are advised to chill."