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TIL that the sabre-tooth squirrel featured in the 2002 film Ice Age was fictional… until a real one was discovered in 2011.

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D1NlV TIL the McIlhenny Company is one of just a few U.S. companies to have received a royal warrant of appointment that certifies the company as a supplier to Queen Elizabeth II. The warrant held is "Supplier of Tabasco HM The Queen – Master of the Household – Granted in 2009".
LkPJQ TIL that 20th Century Fox sued Universal Studios in 1978, claiming that Battlestar Galactica used 34 distinct ideas stolen from Star Wars. Universal sued Fox, claiming that Star Wars took ideas from Buck Rogers and Silent Running. The case lasted 5 years before the studios settled out of court.
LkjXv TIL that in the 80s soda companies started trying to displace coffee as the main breakfast drink.
jjYQ TIL : Bill Gates has regained the richest man in the world title with a net worth of $72.7Bil.
7r19x TIL Volkswagen was funded by the Nazi trades union organisation. (Deutsche Arbeitsfront)