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TIL: Adolf Hitler "famously hated red lipstick," Felder said. In Allied countries, wearing it became a sign of patriotism and a statement against facism.

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m48O TIL in 2011, when Donovan McNabb signed with the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe agreed to change his jersey number on the condition that McNabb make a $5,000 donation to charity, to mention Kluwe’s band a total of 5 times during McNabb’s press conferences, and to buy him an ice cream.
JY8aV TIL that during the 'Son of Sam' murders in New York City, beauty supply stores had trouble meeting the demand for wigs after the police revealed that all the victims so far had long, dark hair––women changed their hair to avoid becoming victims
KYObw TIL that buildings so big they "need their own ZIP code" are very much real, however this is not due to the actual size of the buildings themselves, rather it's the sheer volume of mail they receive. One example is the Walmart Headquarters, which has a unique ZIP code of 72716.
e0D8b TIL that during testing of The Legend of Zelda in 1986, the testers complained that the game was too confusing and that they kept getting lost. As a result of this, Shigeru Miyamoto decided to make the game even harder by starting off the player without a weapon.
ANxJn TIL an analysis of the judges at the California State Fair wine competition (the oldest in North America) found that they "constantly" contradicted themselves; only about one in ten regularly rated the same wine in a similar manner each time.