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TIL that the town of Larkhall, Scotland, hates the colour green so strongly that their Subway is painted black instead

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5VrXp TIL that the original version of the novel “The Neverending Story” was printed in two colors: Red ink for events in the real world, green for events in Fantasia. One reviewer called it “a good buy… unless you suffer from red/green colour blindness.”
0dpG5 TIL: the key command win + . brings up an emoji menu.
l7YMB TIL During Prohibition in the United States, the U.S. government literally poisoned alcohol. When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning, law officials got frustrated and decided to try a different kind of deterrent—death
XEgnj TIL a helicopter taxi to Monaco can be cheaper than a normal road taxi.
wL4do TIL Police Academy actor Michael Winslow recorded sound effects for Back to the Future Part III including the sound of Marty's feet during the "moonwalk" sequence