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TIL that the Queen logo, called the Queen crest, was designed by Freddie Mercury himself, who held a degree in graphic design. The logo combines the zodiac signs of the four band members.

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Aoa4 TIL an inmate confronted Al Capone to get back when he cut in the line, Al asked him if he knows who he is and while holding scissors to Capone’s neck he replied: “Yeah, I know who you are, greaseball. And if you don’t get back to the end of that fucking line, I’m gonna know who you were.”
Oo1Qe TIL that the last Kamikaze Attack was committed by Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki hours after the Emperor Hirohito announced the Japanese Surrender. He committed the attack because he believed he was responsible for his men's failure, he wanted to show a final true spirit of Bushido
5Yj6R TIL that UPS was founded in 1907 by 19 yr. olds James Casey and Claude Ryan, using two bicycles, a phone, a tiny office in a saloon, and a borrowed $100. United Parcel Service has become a multi-billion dollar corporation.
ADbBl TIL Ben Hecht started screenwriting after Herman J. Mankiewicz (Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane) sent him a telegram arguing that "millions are to be grabbed out here, and your only competition is idiots." Hecht became one of the most successful screenwriters of all time with 2 Oscars & 6 nominations.
R71gw TIL an almost 80 year old man fought the British in 1775, survived being stabbed multiple times and went on to live well into his 90s.