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TIL that the “n” in the 7-ELEVEn logo is the only lowercase letter because it was believed that an all uppercase logo would look too harsh.

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XEmrP TIL the costumes for the 2019 version of "Aladdin" were redesigned to show no skin. The classic outfit of Jasmine having her belly button shown was deemed "inappropriate these days for families," and was removed.
4XN46 TIL that there are stones called tsunami stones that dot the coastline of Japan. They read, “Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.“
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