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TIL An Australian garment manufacturer was established in the 1940s which offered a lifelong guarantee on their woolen clothes, including free alterations if you put on weight or went on a diet.

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NX7KN TIL Shen Fu Tsong was the first recorded Chinese person to step foot in Britain. Tsong cataloged the Chinese collection in the Bodleian Library, showed the librarian how to hold Chinese books, and explained their contents. King James II had Tsong's portrait painted and hung in his bed chamber.
v1nx TIL the word ‘escalate’ did not exist until the invention of the escalator.
J1mgB TIL the first known movie to use a special effect is the 18 second long film The Execution of Mary Stuart. The effect was the stop trick, involving the splicing of two shots, one with the actor playing Mary and the other with a mannequin, with the mannequin's head being chopped off.
6E08J TIL 4 years ago 16 year old Korean Pop star Chao Tzuyu of TWICE released a video apology for waving a Taiwanese flag during a show of JYP Entertainment. The reactions in Taiwan "may have widened the opposition's victory margin by 1%... gaining a majority in parliament for the first time".
Oop8L TIL that “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was written by composer Frank Loesser in 1944 for he and his wife to sing at the end of their housewarming party as a way to tell guests it was time to leave. Afterwards, they were invited to tons of parties with the expectation of the song being the closing act.