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TIL that the smiley is trademarked by The Smiley Company in over 100 countries and has become one of the biggest licensing companies globally.

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Mr7b TIL that “Nutraloaf”, a bland nutrition loaf served in U.S. prisons has been challenged in court and called cruel and unusual punishment.
Ll9v TIL there is a town in Canada called “Reditt”. It had a highway 666 running through it, but a church successfully petitioned to have it renumbered, so that their address wasn’t on the “highway to hell.”
a8Py0 TIL I never knew this existed. Mount Whymper is a 2,845-metre (9,334 ft) mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.
woXGJ TIL that Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Little Mermaid at the same time a man he was in love with became engaged to a woman, and he was overcome with sorrow
j6P6R TIL the Law and Order "chungt chungt" sound includes samples of hundreds of Japanese men thumping their feet on a wooden floor- and its creator makes money every time it's played