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TIL that a 2017 McDonald's commercial was pulled after being slammed by numerous complaints as exploitative. The commercial featured a boy who is talking with his mom and trying to find something in common with his late father. At the end he finally finds something - they both liked the Filet-O-Fish

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wLJpM TIL of Sidney Lewis, the youngest person to ever serve in the British Army. He lied about his age, and enlisted in the Army at 12 years old in 1915, and would go on to fight for several weeks in the trenches at the Battle of Somme before his mother discovered and requested he be discharged.
OXn1 TIL Singapore’s Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew, considered air-conditioning one of the most important inventions in history. “It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk.”
neOXb TIL Anthony Michael Hall was the first choice to play the lead role of Private Joker in "Full Metal Jacket". Hall spent eight months preparing for the role but could not reach an agreement with Stanley Kubrick regarding monetary compensation, and was replaced by Matthew Modine.
0wpvp TIL that Notre Dame students once stormed a KKK parade in Indiana, ripping robes and hoods off the Klansmen and driving them out of the area, ruining the rally.
R7ja7 TIL of 'poor doors', which are separate entrances for low income tenants, so that wealthier tenants don't need to encounter or see them.