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TIL that Jason Steele conceived Charlie the Unicorn as a gift for his mother's birthday. Steele had lost his job and most of his possessions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans

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awAno TIL the fictional company Dunder Mifflin from "The Office" became a real life member of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce. The town receives massive exposure as many businesses and locations are mentioned in the show.
RR88 TIL Sony once sued itself; RIAA(partially controlled by Sony Music) sued Launch.com(owned by Sony’s Tech & Business unit), meaning that the Music Dept. somehow sued it’s Tech Dept.
DQpNj TIL that the American Chinese dish “General Tso’s Chicken” is named after Zuo Zongtang, a famed 19th century military leader who helped suppress three different rebellions. However, the chicken dish was invented in New York in the 1970s.
QLwE TIL a Japanese clerk broke the record for solving a complex math problem when he correctly calculated the sum of 15 numbers that were shown to him in 1.7 seconds……using an imaginary abacus.
d8doK TIL about "Fractal Elves", which are entities perceived by users of psychedelic drugs like DMT with references found in cultures ranging from shamanic traditions of Native Americans to indigenous Australians and African tribes