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TIL that the smiley face was invented way back in 1963 by Harvey Ross Ball an American graphic artist

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740P TIL after a mine explosion killed 29 coal miners in 2010, a study found that 6 out of 7 tested victims had black lung, including one who had worked in the mines less than five years.
VMo14 TIL HSBC Bank was caught helping Mexican drug cartels launder millions of dollars. No one was jailed.
6EEmZ TIL JFK presented the Queen with a signed portrait of himself the first and only time they met
v15Bj TIL that the quarantine flag, also called the “Yellow Jack”, is an international signal flag that was last flown during the 2002-03 SARS outbreak. The flag is flown from a ship that is either arriving in port with known serious health problems or that has been placed under quarantine.
9bo6 TIL that the “Pinky Promise” originally indicated that the person who breaks the promise, must cut off their pinky finger