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TIL North Korea is responsible for adding the hot beverage (☕), umbrella with raindrops (☔) and lightning bolt (⚡) emojis

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J171v Today I Learned that the first large-scale use of Gutenberg's movable type press was to print thousands of "Indulgences" for the Catholic Church
OPQR TIL that a young Richard Branson had his flight to the Virgin Islands cancelled, so he chartered a private airplane. Not having enough money to do so, he picked up a small blackboard, wrote “Virgin Airlines $29” on it, sold tickets for the rest of the seats, and used that money to pay for the ride.
Yp507 TIL about Aimo Koivunen, a finnish soldier overdosing on 30 pills of Meth, escaping soviet forces, skiing 400km (250 miles) and surviving on a diet of pinecones and a siberian jay.
8wdG TIL that a mathematician wrote a physics paper for a scientific journal in the plural form as a sole author. Instead of rewriting the paper in the first person or looking for a coauthor as the journal required, he chose to add his cat as a coauthor.
XEyRj TIL Marilyn Monroe’s signature breathy speaking voice was actually a tactic the actress used to overcome a childhood stutter. A speech therapist reportedly trained her to adopt the throaty style, and it ended up becoming one of her standout traits as an actress and singer.