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TIL pink was the colour for boys in the early 20th century

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OoXDe TIL I learned the song "Do You Want To Build a Snowman?" from Frozen (2013) was added after poor test screenings
WrWL TIL that Hungary had a public online vote in 2006 to name a new bridge. Stephen Colbert mobilized his viewers and got 17 million votes to name the bridge “Stephen Colbert Bridge”. Hungary has a population of 10 million. Additional TIL: “Perl-Script Bridge” came in fifth.
x9j7 TIL there was a proposed LEGO Shaun of the Dead scene, including The Winchester pub from the film, that received the required amount of supporters on their website but was ultimately scrapped.
Y7e6x TIL Thomas Edison coined the term "Bug" when a machine doesn't work decades before Grace Hopper found a dead moth in a computer in the 1940s, which is where most people attribute its origins to.
MePj0 TIL of the "50 Cent Army" in China. Online commentators who are paid ¥0.50 for every post to manipulate public opinion on social media.