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TIL Oscar, the character from The Office, was not originally intended to be gay. This choice was inspired by an early episode in which he wore a pink shirt.

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9w0Xp TIL Togo was the hero of the Great Race of Mercy in 1925. Many children would have died if it weren't for him.
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p0pO TIL that due to the country’s ultra low fertility rate, South Koreans are projected to go extinct by the year 2750.
WkDP4 TIL that Edd Kalehoff, the original composer of "The Price is Right" theme song, was pressured into giving his ASCAP credit to another person and as a result has lost out on millions in royalties over the years.
neXJP TIL about a rumor that Stephen Hawking would deliberately run over the toes of people he didn’t like. He denied this rumor by stating it was “A Malicious rumor” and “I’ll run over anyone who repeats it!"