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TIL children develop and share their own unique folklore (called 'childlore'), including rhymes and games, which often disappear by adolescence and go unnoticed by adults.

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b9QVE TIL that most of Sam Jones' lines in Flash Gordon were dubbed by another (unknown?) actor, after quitting before the movie was finished and that George Lucas had originally wanted to make it, but went to to film Star Wars instead, which also had a famously (deliberately, this time) dubbed actor. #20
gMMdW TIL That there is an automated bot that will fax your congress representatives via text message! Just text “Resist” to 50409
VBdJk TIL the reason why schools start on September is because a holiday in the summer meant that children could work on the fields with their parents
78pgZ TIL Don Rosa, comic book illustrator for Disney, often hid the acronym D.U.C.K. in the cover or first panel of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck stories. The acronym stands for "Dedicated to Unca Carl from Keno". (Examples in comments)
l7jAK TIL that Ford Motors released Edsel in the late 1950s. The model was marketed as futuristic and even its release date was dubbed “E Day”. Edsel catastrophically failed, cost Ford over $2.5 billion in 2023 dollars, and quietly shut down 3 years after its release.