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TIL Bill Nye went from an engineering position at Boeing to a job as a comedian before ultimately becoming the Science Guy

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E1kDX TIL cartoon character Betty Boop was a complete visual and vocal copy of singer/actress Helen Kane, AKA the "Boop Boop a Doop girl." Kane sued over theft of her image but lost when it was discovered she had copied her own act from a Harlem jazz singer, Baby Esther.
GYQoG TIL Kit Kat in Japanese roughly translates to "Sure Winner." As a result, they're considered good luck to Japanese high school students.
wLpKo TIL in the book version of Hannibal, Clarice Starling ends up becoming Hannibal Lecter's lover in the end.
gL64 TIL the name Caesar was pronounced “kaisar” in latin, just like the german word “Kaiser” (emperor in english)
lN1G TIL that Phillip J. Fry from Futurama was named for Phil Hartman, who at the time of his death was preparing to voice Zapp Brannigan, a character written specifically for him.