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dPW8 TIL: The Secret of NIMH was inspired by a real experiment with rats at the National Institute of Mental Health which suggests society will always collapse when it gets too big.
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.
yVbww TIL the name Jessica was invented by William Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice.
e0Y1b TIL that popcorn, being relatively inexpensive, became popular during the Great Depression. It became a source of income for many struggling farmers, including the Redenbacher family. In fact, when sugar was rationed during WWII, Americans ate three times as much popcorn as they had before.
K8jJ TIL the 2011 movie Mars Needs Moms is the biggest box office flop in history when not adjusted for inflation. It lost $130 million.