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TIL the BBC once forbade employees from illuminating any workspace solely with an Anglepoise (the spring-tensioned balance-arm lamp) because Variety Dept. head Michael Standing feared low-wattage lights led creators to furtive ideas, smut innuendo, and degenerate programme material.

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0E1N TIL George R.R. Martin’s idea for Game of Thrones began with his pet turtles. He said, “I decided they were all knights and kings…and I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles.”
9wWom TIL about Margaret Hamilton, famous for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West, was a former kindergarten teacher who used her celebrity status to advocate for children, animals, and public education throughout her life. She was known for her kindness and ability to connect with children.
x6JY5 TIL that nearly 100 years ago researchers at Princeton University successfully turned a living cat into a functioning telephone. Using a series of electrodes, they captured the electrical signals from the cat's auditory nerves and converted them into sound waves.
ep0MD TIL that the reason Hawaii has the union jack on the top of its flag isnt because they were colonized by the UK, but rather because the king at the time liked the design of the flag when the British arrived
BgLGD TIL that the anti-copyright infringement campaigns such as "You Wouldn't Download a Car" ad were so widely ridiculed that they may have actually encouraged people to pirate more