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TIL that Godfather of zombie movies, George Romero's first job was on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. After viewing Dawn of the Dead, Mr. Rogers told Romero that it was "a lot of fun".

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KONpG TIL Kazuhiko Torishima, editor of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball, only started working at Shueisha (publisher of Weekly Shōnen Jump) because he wanted to work on Japanese Playboy. Torishima was disapointed when Shueisha started sending him boxes of manga as he had never worked with manga before.
wLvpE TIL that tech support operators will occasionally use error codes such as PEBKAC (Problem exists between keyboard and chair) or ID-Ten-T (ID10T) to discreetly imply that an error isn't with the device, but with the user.
xox0 TIL that in 1947, the FBI issued a memo about “It’s a Wonderful Life” stating that it was communist propaganda and that the “picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.”
R5oE4 TIL that Jackie Robinson’s wife is still alive and she’s 101 years old
bZg7 TIL that tobacco companies pay for most, if not all, of the anti-tobacco commercials you see.