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TIL there used to be an award for Typography in film

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yQ5va TIL the first use of the word “selfie” in print was in 2002 when an Australian student posted a picture of his split lip after a drunken party. “Sorry about the focus, it was a selfie,” he wrote on an online forum.
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.
78MMO TIL that the term Bushwacker describes a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War.
b6xgN TIL the American flag sometimes appears “backwards” - such as on the starboard side of spacecraft or the right shoulder of military uniforms - because U.S. Flag Code requires it to always appear as if moving forward.
n07Y TIL the phrase “don’t spill the beans” comes from the ancient Greek practice of placing beans in a jar to cast a vote. If someone spilled the jar, the election results would be known prematurely.