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TIL every major computer font - Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, etc. - is owned by one private equity firm

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QnRL TIL that in the 1960s, MGM’s Tom & Jerry had their faceless black housekeeper Mammy Twoshoes replaced by a Irish-accented white woman
OoDKX TIL that the people on house hunters already bought a house before the show and the rest is staged
YpWPZ Til about the unofficial saint of handguns, St Gabriel Possenti who save a town from RedShirts by shooting a lizard on the road
vWdD TIL that when a sperm whale eats a giant squid and consumes its beak, its digestive tract secretes a substance called ambergris to ease its passing. Ambergris is extremely valuable (a 2.4lb lump sold for £11,000) and can be used to make perfumes and to flavor food.
LkmZQ TIL: The Great Cranberry Scare of 1959 occurred when scientists found traces of a carcinogen in a batch of cranberries just ahead of Thanksgiving. People panicked and the cranberry industry ground to a complete halt, but the cranberry business survived. In fact, it went on to thrive.