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TIL the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer story idea was initially rejected, as in the 1930s red noses were associated with alcoholism and drunkards. The author asked an illustrator friend to draw "cute reindeer," and these drawings convinced management to support the idea.

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rR0ne TIL The light pen, a predecessor to modern touch screens, was first invented in 1955 and popular through the 60s and 80s. A light pen detects changes in brightness from the cathode-ray tube and communicates the timing of this event, time and brightness are correlated for position.
9wBl6 TIL Beyoncé is the only female artist to debut all of her 8 studio albums at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. She is also the most awarded and nominated artist of all time in the history of the Grammy Awards with 34 wins and 99 nominations. She is also the first woman to headline an all-stadium tour.
VB5dm TIL: The 1887 novel "Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star" is the earliest concept of a forcefield like technology, referring to a far off "sun island" that has an invisible "wall in the air" that prevents passage but is sometimes disabled.
R5a04 TIL: You can bring a cooked or uncooked turkey on a plane. Each airline has its own policy about live turkeys.
abeo TIL Korn had a song called “Y'all Want a Single” which was written in defiance towards their label requesting a radio friendly song to be made for their album. The song had nearly 100 expletives. It later became a single after their fans voted for it to become one on the band’s forum.