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TIL the main cast of “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” created the pilot of the show themselves, for under $200 before it was picked up by FX.

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GZR5 TIL after the courtesan Leæna (whose name means lioness) refused to reveal the name of the conspirators that tried to kill the Athenian tyrant Hippias under torture, the Athenians erected a tongueless lioness statue in her memory and placed lionesses next to statues of Aphrodite.
1a1DV TIL That on modern cars there is a little arrow on the fuel gauge to help you when it's time to refuel. It tells you which side of the vehicle has the fuel tank and filler cap.
v1adL TIL that test audiences for 'Good Night, and Good Luck' complained that the actor playing Joseph McCarthy was over the top. They didn't realize that it wasn't an actor, but archival footage of McCarthy himself.
jGXp TIL In 1981 American Airlines saved roughly $500,000 by removing the olives from salads. Soon afterward, an association of olive growers found out, and threatened to boycott the airline if olives were not restored. AA agreed, and stocked them onboard for passengers who requested them.
d8dZr TIL in 1830, the UK grew increasingly worried about a war starting between France and the Netherlands. To solve this problem, a 'buffer' country was formed in between them to ease tensions: Belgium.