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TIL a circle is used to represent a city on a map since early maps would draw small bird's-eye views of cities, and walled cities during that time were usually circular. Eventually the drawing was dropped and only the circular outline remained.

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X0XJX TIL the first televised vice-presidential debate was in October 1976 between Republican Bob Dole and Democrat Walter Mondale. Mondale and running mate Jimmy Carter went on to defeat incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election that November.
jZpQ TIL the lead singer from Iron Maiden piloted the plane during their 2008 world tour.
VB6eG TIL of the "Mondegreen" phenomenon: A mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. It was coined in 1954 when the words "laid him on the green" were misinterpreted as "Lady Mondegreen".
xD1o TIL the word “Ewok” was never used throughout the entire filming of “Return of the Jedi”. It only appears in the credits.
RyB7 TIL: “Angels with Filthy Souls”, the Gangster Movie Kevin is watching in Home Alone is actually an 80-second film shot entirely for one brief scene, using techniques and black-and-white negative film stock of movies from the 1940s.