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TIL Harvey Ball, the graphic designer who designed the yellow smiley face icon in 1963, was only paid $45 for his work. The Smiley Company, which licenses the image, made $419.9 million in 2017.

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8awya TIL the actor originally cast as Charlie in Charlie's Angels was drunk and couldn't record his lines. The show's creator called John Forsythe last minute, he recorded the lines for the first episode in the middle of the night, then went back to bed. He kept that role for 5 years.
4W5a TIL 4 skateboarders in Calgary stepped in to save a woman being sexually assaulted. They scared off the assailant, then chased him down and held him until police arrested him.
Y7JZA TIL Confucius believed people would naturally follow and support the virtuous ruler without needing harsh laws and spent 12 years traveling around China looking for a ruler who would listen to his ideas. He never found one
VB68D TIL The Balmoral Hotel clock in Edinburgh never shows the correct time
R7Klj TIL Casio was widely accused of false advertising after launching an ad where a hockey player used a g shock as a puck to demonstrate its toughness. However once a TV news channel replicated and verified the ads authenticity it gained popularity amongst the general public.