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TIL There was a campaign to rename the Australian Dollar to 'Dollarydoo' after an episode of The Simpsons. Supporters claimed it would increase demand for the currency.

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XEW4r TIL that the smiley is trademarked by The Smiley Company in over 100 countries and has become one of the biggest licensing companies globally.
oKAY TIL: US soldiers raped, burned and killed a 14yo Iraqi girl and killed 3 members of her family including 6yo sister
ADlya TIL Guns 'N Roses once went on tour with a car that broke down, so they hitchhiked to the gig, ate raw onions from a field along the way, made it to Seattle for the gig, and when they finished, the owner refused to pay them. They responded by trying, and failing, to burn the club down.
4kNR6 TIL to end the Gulf War, the USAAF dropped howitzers on bunkers from supersonic fighters.
DGVV TIL A Bachelorette type TV show aired in the UK where, unbeknownst to the contestants the, ‘Bachelorette’ was a pre-op transexual woman the whole time.