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TIL that in 1882, British socialite and actress Lillie Langtry began appearing on posters for Pears soap, making her the first celebrity to do a product endorsement.

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4X8Vb TIL that in the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix, Jaguar fitted $300k diamonds to fronts of two of their Formula 1 cars to advertise “Ocean’s Twelve”. One of the cars crashed on the first lap, and the diamond, uninsured due to the nature of the stunt, was, and still remains, lost.
5Y0DR TIL of Da Shuhua, a Chinese tradition tossing molten iron onto cold bricks to create a dazzling light show.
yogl TIL that in 2009 a 5 year old autistic boy stole a penguin from Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium by putting it in his backpack while on a field trip.
YpZVW TIL Star Wars was one of the first films to do away with opening credits. George Lucas was fined $250,000 by the Directors Guild of America for not crediting himself... so he resigned.
Brmd TIL Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.