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TIL Sanrio, the company responsible for Hello Kitty, started out selling silk in the 1960s. When they started to sell sandals, the founder noticed that sandals with cuter designs sold better. This caused him to hire cartoonists to create cute characters for his company.

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N7rVJ TIL the song Iron Man is unrelated to the Marvel character. It’s about a time traveler seeing an apocalyptic future. Back to the present, he is turned into steel by a magnetic storm rendering him mute. He warns people about the apocalypse but when they can't understand him, he causes the apocalypse.
5Qkk TIL that Kosovo has at least 1 trillion dollars worth of natural resources and the fifth largest lignite reserves in the world, yet it’s the second poorest country in Europe.
ADdQx TIL about Jára "The Master" Cimrman, a noted playwright, educator, inventor, and philosopher. Cimrman was voted "The Greatest Czech" in a national contest until he was disqualified for being fictional. Created on a radio show in 1966 to criticize the Communist government, he's become a folk hero.
D1MlJ TIL In 1989, Will Smith did ‘Fresh Prince’ because he was in Trouble with the IRS, $2.8 Million in Taxes after his 2nd Album Flopped
gM6k4 TIL Both George Lucas and Don McLean were fans of Weird Al Yankovic's "The Saga Begins" (a Star Wars parody of "American Pie"). McLean said that the parody's lyrics sometimes enter his mind during live performances and a Lucasfilm representative said "You should have seen the smile on Lucas's face."