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TIL voice actor Casey Kasem known for voicing Shaggy from Scooby Doo quit the Transformers cartoon project because it depicted a Saharan kingdom named "Carbombya"

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oBMYR TIL that "Where's Waldo?" was originally published as "Where's Wally?" in the United Kingdom--"Waldo" is the American adaptation of the series. Additionally, Wally was drawn smaller and smaller and the series continued, making him harder to find in subsequent books.
J1jAj TIL that the Hope Diamond was once owned by King Louis XIV of France. Louis purchased the diamond in 1668, and started wearing it in 1673, after which it became known as the "French Blue". It was set in gold, and suspended on a neck ribbon, which King Louis XIV wore on ceremonial occasions.
Y7OAP TIL that some people in the US Midwest call bell peppers “mangoes”
LQwnQ TIL babies were once given a teething syrup that contained morphine and alcohol—nicknamed the “baby killer” in the early 1900s.
knWE TIL to be branded an outlaw meant that you lived without the protection or safety of the law, and thus you could killed or robbed with impunity.