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TIL Ovaltine is technically a form of gruel, but the manufacturers avoid calling it such due to negative historial connotations

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D1mZj TIL that "Boris Karloff" was just a stage name of the actor William Henry Pratt.
Me4rK TIL that the stalker of a Japanese singer was able to deduce where she lived by looking at her social media and studying the reflections of her eyes in photos. He deduced which station she used, tailed her home to her condo, and using other photos she’d posted, deduced which room she lived in
mOaM TIL: Before Nazis used the salute commonly referred to as the “Hitler salute,” Americans did it while saying the Pledge of Allegiance
EV6o TIL That Tesla tried to name their 3rd generation vehicle the Model E, so that their model line spelt S E X.
Mw90 TIL in 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted a YouTube video of her children dancing to “Let’s Go Crazy.” Universal sent YouTube a takedown notice, claiming it violated copyright. The court ruled that copyright holders must consider fair use before issuing takedown notices for content posted on the internet.