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TIL there used to be an award for Typography in film

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WOMX TIL in 1985, Ryan White was refused re-entry to his school due to him having AIDS. 117 Parents and 50 teachers petitioned for his ban. People even cancelled their subscriptions as White was the paperboy and they believed they would be infected via newsprint.
KODjJ TIL IKEA ran an ad last year encouraging women to pee on it. The ad doubled as a pregnancy test, and if the woman was pregnant, it would reveal a special discount price for cribs.
a8GOL TIL the highest rated episode of 'Breaking Bad' (Ozymandias, S5E14) and the lowest rated episode (Fly, S3E10) had the same director and writer ( Rian Johnson and Moira Walley-Beckett)
Pobw TIL that Mark Hamill personally bought Warwick Davis all the StarWars Figures he didn’t have.
vPMbR TIL why geese often seem fearless and aggressive towards humans. It's not just random meanness – they lose their natural wariness due to habituation (getting used to us) and fiercely defend their territory, especially when nesting