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TIL that London has a real-life vigilante called "The Shadow."

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mxPPO TIL that Italian law states that only products totally made in Italy (planning, manufacturing and packaging) are allowed to use the label Made in Italy compared with "Made in Germany" (all essential manufacturing steps) or "Made in the USA" (virtually all). Abuse is punished by the Italian law.
JYpxj TIL that an AIDS defining illness is Kaposi's sarcoma. This type of cancer is very rare and mostly affected elderly men of Mediterranean or Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. It can be found in AIDS patients of all backgrounds, and causes purplish legions in the skin, lymph nodes, and other organs.
LXV TIL that the Times New Roman typeface was commissioned by The Times [of London] in 1931 after they were accused of being “badly printed and typographically antiquated”.
6Xew TIL Lenny and Carl from the Simpsons both have master degree’s in Nuclear physics
ZkbR TIL originally Chicago wasn’t built high enough above Lake Michigan to be able to dig sewers, so engineers lifted the entire city by 4-14 feet starting in 1855. The project took 20 years to finish.