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TIL Many of the tropes we associate with superheroes were invented by a woman, Baroness Emma Orczy, who wrote The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1905

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R601 TIL J Dilla died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday and the release of his final album Donuts. To honor his nephew’s legacy, Dilla’s uncle Herman Hayes, opened a J Dilla inspired donut shop in Detroit in 2016. It sold out three times in its first day.
XRX TIL if you send Mickey and Minnie Mouse an invitation to your wedding they’ll send you back an autographed photo and a ‘Just Married’ button. Also, if you send Cinderella and Prince Charming an invitation, you’ll get an autographed congratulatory certificate.
16vVP TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins was a classical musician 50 years ago before his acting career took off. Back then he wrote a Walz and never heard it played until now, 50 years later!
e19k TIL the word Shampoo is derived from the Hindi word ‘chāmpo’ which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit root 'chapayati’ meaning: “to press, knead and soothe”
LQdGr TIL that in 1909 the entire town of Ulysses, Kansas was relocated 3 miles west to escape their debts