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TIL the defamation laws are such in Japan that you can sue someone for publicly damaging your character - even if what they said is true.

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YpoR7 TIL Jim Henson originally wanted the Muppets to be for adults and didn't see his characters as a vehicle for children's education and family entertainment. Indeed, he first envisioned something closer to South Park rather than Sesame Street and in the 1950s they did dark comedy in commercials.
Z4BG TIL Montpelier, Vermont is the only state capital without a McDonald’s, Burger King, or Walmart
QJvP9 Today I learned that the artist of DOOM's original cover art didn't expect his logo to become super famous
rNKn4 TIL in 1978, when John Carpenter screened the final cut of "Halloween" without the sound effects/music to an executive from 20th Century Fox, the executive wasn’t scared at all. Carpenter was then determined to “save it with music” and composed the film’s famous score in just three days.
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